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abash(upset, bother, disturb, defeat)
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bewilder(upset, bother, disturb, shock)
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devastate(shock, shake, shatter, astonish)
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discombobulate(disturb, distress, agitate, frustrate)
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flabbergast(shock, confuse, overwhelm, shake)
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frighten(upset, bother, disturb, shock)
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shake(upset, bother, disturb, shock)
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unsettle(disturb, defeat, distress, shock)
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upset(disturb, defeat, distress, shock)
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appall(upset, bother, disturb, shock)
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awe(start, shock, confuse, agitate)
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ball over
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confuse(alarm, throw, confound, surprise)
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discompose(upset, bother, disturb, defeat)
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disturb(upset, bother, defeat, distress)
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electrify(shock, confuse, overwhelm, alarm)
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flummox(upset, bother, disturb, shock)
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knock for six(expression, idiom, overwhelm, alarm)
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knock out(expression, phrasal verb, shock, commotion)
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overcome(defeat, distress, confuse, baffle)
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