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concern(verb, upset, bother, disturb, worry)
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constrain(verb, upset, trouble, disturb, strain)
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cow(verb, upset, trouble, dull, reduce)
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crush(verb, upset, annoy, suppress, subdue)
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cut to the quick(expression, idiom, upset, trouble, disturb)
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dampen spirits(verb, expression, upset, distress, depress)
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dampen the spirits(expression, idiom)
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dash hopes(verb, expression, upset, fail, deceive)
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debase(verb, upset, trouble, dull, reduce)
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debilitate(verb, upset, trouble, dull, hurt)
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deceive(verb, upset, fail, thwart, baffle)
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degrade(verb, upset, trouble, dull, reduce)
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delude(verb, upset, fail, deceive, thwart)
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despotize(verb, annoy, suppress, subdue, harass)
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devitalize(verb, upset, trouble, dull, reduce)
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disappoint(verb, upset, trouble, hurt, fail)
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discomfit(verb, upset, annoy, shock, insult)
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discompose(verb, upset, trouble, hurt, bother)
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disconcert(verb, upset, trouble, hurt, bother)
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disgruntle(verb, upset, fail, deceive, thwart)
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