11
awe(noun, verb, upset, worry, distress)
9
discourage(verb, stop, upset, check, bother)
9
upset(noun, verb, trouble, attack, hurt)
8
disturb(verb, upset, trouble, attack, bother)
8
appal(verb, adjective, upset, shock, horrify)
8
dread(noun, verb, worry, concern, distress)
8
horror(noun, state, feeling, distress, anxiety)
8
surprise(noun, verb, upset, fit, shock)
7
disquiet(noun, verb, upset, trouble, attack)
7
scare away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, shock, agitate)
7
spook(verb, upset, bother, worry, abuse)
6
start(noun, verb, state, fit, distress)
6
agitate(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
6
alert(noun, verb, state, start, shock)
6
appall(verb, upset, bother, disturb, worry)
6
browbeat(verb, upset, bother, shock, agitate)
6
dash
6
disconcert(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
6
overawe(verb, confuse, subdue, depress, discourage)
5
unsettle(verb, upset, trouble, worry, alarm)
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