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v. disturb the composure of

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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"

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

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

discourage

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

dishearten, put off

v. take away the enthusiasm of

demoralize

v. confuse or put into disorder; "the boss's behavior demoralized everyone in the office"

intimidate

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

terrify, terrorize, terrorise

v. fill with terror; frighten greatly

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

v. change the arrangement or position of

slip

v. cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion; "he slipped the bolt into place"

transfer, shift

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

fluster

v. cause to be nervous or upset

frighten, fright, scare, affright

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

perturb

v. cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, especially as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull; "The orbits of these stars were perturbed by the passings of a comet"

bother

v. make confused or perplexed or puzzled

interrupt, disturb

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

complicate, perplex

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

disturb

v. damage as if by shaking or jarring; "Don't disturb the patient's wounds by moving him too rapidly!"

shock, offend, scandalize, scandalise, appal, appall, outrage

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

distress

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

stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir

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

disturb, upset, trouble

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

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