1
terrorize(verb, upset, bother, disturb, shock)
1
throw(verb, upset, bother, disturb, distress)
1
throw a curve(verb, expression, idiom, shock, confuse)
1
throw into a tizzy(verb, expression, idiom, upset, bother)
1
throw into tizzy(verb, expression, idiom, get, stick)
1
throw off balance(verb, expression, idiom, shock, agitate)
1
thwart(verb, defeat, distress, throw, unsettle)
1
trouble(verb, agitate, frustrate, confound, unsettle)
1
unbalance(verb, disturb, agitate, frustrate, confound)
1
undo(verb, disturb, agitate, frustrate, confound)
1
unhinge(verb, upset, bother, disturb, shock)
1
unnerve(verb, upset, bother, disturb, distress)
1
upset apple cart(verb, expression, idiom, disturb, agitate)
1
vex(verb, defeat, distress, disconcert, perplex)
1
worry(verb, defeat, distress, agitate, frustrate)
0
affect(shock, astonish, stun)
0
amazement
0
anger(verb, alarm, surprise, astonish, astound)
0
antagonize(verb, alarm, surprise, astonish, astound)
0
awing
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