2
overcome(verb, defeat, distress, confuse, baffle)
2
perplex(verb, upset, disturb, defeat, distress)
2
stupefy(verb, shock, confuse, overwhelm, shake)
1
affright(verb, upset, bother, disturb, shock)
1
agitate(verb, upset, bother, disturb, shock)
1
alarm(verb, upset, bother, disturb, shock)
1
annoy(verb, defeat, distress, disconcert, perplex)
1
appal
1
baffle(verb, defeat, distress, agitate, frustrate)
1
balk(verb, disturb, defeat, distress, agitate)
1
blow away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, shock, confuse)
1
blow out of the water
1
boggle(verb, shock, overwhelm, shake, throw)
1
bolt(verb, start, shock, agitate, surprise)
1
bother(verb, upset, disturb, defeat, distress)
1
bowl down
1
bug(verb, disturb, agitate, frustrate, confound)
1
cause wonder(verb, expression, confuse, alarm, confound)
1
chill(verb, upset, bother, disturb, shock)
1
consternate(verb, start, shock, confuse, confound)
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