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2
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2
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2
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2
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2
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2
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2
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capsize
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2
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2
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2
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2
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2
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2
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2
disarranging(noun, verb, confusion, uncertainty, turmoil)
2
disarray(noun, uncertainty, perplexity, bewilderment, puzzlement)
2
discomfiting(noun, adjective, difficult, confusion, uncertainty)
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