4
perturb(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
4
shake(verb, upset, bother, disturb, provoke)
4
stagger(verb, upset, beat, destroy, overcome)
4
stir(verb, confuse, baffle, perplex, bewilder)
4
stumble(verb, confuse, baffle, confound, perplex)
4
stun(verb, upset, beat, bother, disturb)
4
uncertainty(noun, fix, difficulty, anxiety, twist)
4
vexed question(noun, expression, idiom, trouble, difficulty)
3
abash(noun, verb, upset, trouble, bother)
3
boggle(shock, shake, amusement, throw, surprise)
3
brain-twister(noun, dilemma, riddle, paradox, enigma)
3
circumvent(verb, cross, avoid, escape, frustrate)
3
complexity(noun, difficulty, confusion, shame, question)
3
complication(noun, trouble, worry, anxiety, struggle)
3
contradiction(noun, absurdity, inconsistency)
3
cross(verb, frustrate, blank, thwart, baffle)
3
crush(verb, beat, overcome, overpower, devastate)
3
decipher(resolve, crack, answer)
3
difficult question(noun, trouble, challenge, question, riddle)
3
discompose(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
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