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daunt(verb, upset, bother, disturb, shock)
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daze(verb, shock, confuse, overwhelm, alarm)
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dazzle(verb, confuse, alarm, confound, disconcert)
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demoralize(verb, defeat, distress, agitate, frustrate)
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disappoint(verb, upset, bother, disturb, shock)
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discountenance(verb, defeat, distress, throw, disconcert)
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discourage(verb, upset, bother, disturb, shock)
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dishearten(verb, upset, bother, disturb, shock)
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disillusion(verb, upset, bother, disturb, shock)
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dispirit(verb, upset, bother, disturb, shock)
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disquiet(verb, upset, bother, disturb, shock)
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distress(verb, upset, bother, disturb, shock)
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embarrass(verb, upset, bother, disturb, defeat)
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faze(verb, upset, bother, disturb, defeat)
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fluster(verb, upset, bother, disturb, defeat)
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foul up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, disturb)
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fright(verb, start, shock, agitate, surprise)
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frustrate(verb, agitate, throw, confound, unsettle)
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get to(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, bother)
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give a shock(verb, expression, idiom, shock, shake)
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