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decamp(verb, leave, abandon, quit, escape)
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deceive(verb, upset, drop, reject, fail)
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defect(verb, leave, abandon, quit, escape)
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delude(verb, upset, fail, deceive, thwart)
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demit(verb, drop, position, leave, abandon)
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depart(verb, leave, abandon, quit, escape)
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disconcert(verb, upset, fail, deceive, thwart)
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disenchant(verb, upset, fail, deceive, thwart)
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disgruntle(verb, upset, fail, deceive, thwart)
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dishearten(verb, upset, fail, deceive, thwart)
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disillusion(verb, upset, fail, deceive, thwart)
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dismay frustrate(expression, upset, fail, deceive, thwart)
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dissatisfy(verb, upset, fail, deceive, thwart)
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ditch(verb, drop, reject, run, leave)
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drop(reject, position, leave, abandon, renounce)
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duck(verb, leave, abandon, quit, escape)
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dumbfound(verb, upset, fail, deceive, thwart)
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dump(verb, drop, reject, run, leave)
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embitter(verb, upset, fail, deceive, thwart)
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escape(verb, run, leave, abandon, rush)
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