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| horrify(upset, disturb, worry, shock) | |
| confound(upset, bother, provoke, excite) | |
| daze(upset, disturb, shock, confuse) | |
| disturb(upset, bother, encourage, push) | |
| electrify(cause, disturb, stimulate, excite) | |
| galvanize(disturb, encourage, stimulate, excite) | |
| take aback(expression, idiom, phrasal verb, shock) | |
| appall(upset, disturb, worry, shock) | |
| bowl over(expression, upset, disturb, push) | |
| awe(upset, disturb, worry, shock) | |
| bewilder(upset, shock, confuse, overwhelm) | |
| dazzle(shock, confuse, overwhelm, commotion) | |
| shake(upset, bother, disturb, push) | |
| spook(upset, shock, agitate, surprise) | |
| spring(noun, rush, dash, shy) | |
| terrorize(upset, shock, agitate, fear) | |
| unnerve(upset, bother, worry, provoke) | |
| upset(dull, bother, disturb, worry) | |
| affright(upset, shock, agitate, fear) | |
| boggle(shock, shake, confound, surprise) |
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