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weaken mentally, weaken morally

v. weaken mentally or morally

faze, unnerve, unsettle

v. disturb the composure of

exhaust

v. empty by drawing out the contents

disable, incapacitate, disenable

v. make unable to perform a certain action; "disable this command on your computer"

paralyze, paralyse, make powerless

v. make powerless and unable to function; "The bureaucracy paralyzes the entire operation"

alarm, dismay, horrify, appal

v. fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us"

pall, scare, daunt, scare away, scare off, frighten away, frighten off

v. cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal"

discourage

v. deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged

put off, dishearten

v. take away the enthusiasm of

dismay, get down, depress, deject, dispirit, demoralize, cast down, make gloomy

v. lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"

intimidate, make timid

v. make timid or fearful; "Her boss intimidates her"

terrify, terrorize

v. fill with terror; frighten greatly

disturb, stir up, shake up, agitate, commove, raise up

v. change the arrangement or position of

slip, splay, dislocate, move out of position

v. move out of position; "dislocate joints"; "the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically"

shift, transfer, move around

v. move around; "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket"

fluster, make flustered

v. cause to be nervous or upset

fright, scare, frighten, affright

v. cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her"

trouble, disquiet, disorder, unhinge, perturb, derange, cark, distract

v. disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill"

bother, annoy

v. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

interrupt, disturb

v. destroy the peace or tranquility of; "Don't interrupt me when I'm reading"

complicate, perplex, make harder

v. make more complicated; "There was a new development that complicated the matter"

touch, disturb

v. tamper with; "Don't touch my CDs!"

outrage, shock, appal, offend, scandalize, appall

v. strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"

distress, strain emotionally

v. cause mental pain to; "The news of her child's illness distressed the mother"

shake, stir, stimulate, excite, shake up

v. stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"

upset, trouble, disturb

v. move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought"

strengthen, fortify, beef up

v. make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries"

vitalize, vitalise

v. make more lively or vigorous; "The treatment at the spa vitalized the old man"

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