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alert
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demoralize(upset, worry, shock, confuse)
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discompose(upset, attack, bother, disturb)
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dishearten(upset, bother, disturb, worry)
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rattle(upset, bother, disturb, worry)
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stun(stimulate, shock, stir, spur)
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curdle the blood(expression, idiom, upset, worry)
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discomfit(upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
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jolt(stimulate, spur, rouse, startle)
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repel(upset, worry, shock, agitate)
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scare stiff(expression, upset, shock, dismay)
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surprise(upset, shock, agitate, alarm)
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unsettle(upset, bother, disturb, worry)
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amaze(upset, bother, provoke, excite)
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astonish(upset, stimulate, shock, stir)
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bowl over(expression, upset, alarm, scare)
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dash(confuse, depress, discourage, alarm)
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discomfort(upset, worry, shock, agitate)
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harass(upset, trouble, attack, bother)
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