6
unforeseen(noun, adjective, state, shock, amazing)
6
confuse(verb, upset, beat, destroy, overcome)
6
discover(verb, take, disturb, catch, spot)
6
scare(noun, verb, upset, fit, shock)
6
admiration(noun, respect, wonder, astonishment, awe)
6
alarm(noun, verb, upset, shock, agitate)
6
ambush(verb, take, attack, disturb, catch)
6
attack(noun, verb, state, fit, shock)
6
epiphany
6
marvel(noun, state, shock, stir, wonderful)
6
perplex(verb, shock, confuse, shake, affect)
6
strike(verb, excite, shock, affect, commotion)
6
surprisal
5
hit(verb, phrasal verb, upset, shock, informal)
5
catch unawares(verb, expression, idiom, disturb, catch)
5
start(noun, verb, state, upset, blow)
5
take(verb, disturb, catch, fool, come)
5
consternation(noun, state, trouble, respect, difficulty)
5
rock(verb, upset, dull, shock, confuse)
5
strike dumb(verb, expression, idiom, upset, excite)
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