3
throw(verb, upset, confuse, mistake, baffle)
3
thunderclap
3
unheralded(adjective, unexpected)
3
unsettle(verb, upset, dull, confuse, alarm)
2
bolt(shock, agitate, disconcert, frighten)
2
catch off-guard(verb, expression, disturb, catch, interrupt)
2
fall upon(verb, phrasal verb, inexpectation)
2
lay for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack, disturb)
2
affect(verb, shock, commotion, astonishment)
2
alert(verb, alarm)
2
assail(verb, attack, hide, contain, trap)
2
astonished
2
baffle(noun, verb, dull, shock, confuse)
2
bemuse(verb, upset, shock, confuse, amaze)
2
breath
2
catch napping(verb, expression, idiom, disturb, interrupt)
2
circumvent(verb, take, catch, fool, contain)
2
confusion(noun, state, uncertainty, slant, wonder)
2
curiosity(noun, state, shock, amazing, revelation)
2
discombobulate(verb, upset, confuse, mistake, baffle)
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