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To disturb the composure of

To frustrate or prevent (someone) from achieving an aim

To be victorious over

Verb

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To disturb the composure of

demoralise^UK

demoralize^US

put someone off their stroke

set someone back on their heels

put someone off their stride

take the wind out of your sails

make someone laugh on the other side of their face

make someone laugh out of the other side of their mouth

appal^UK

appall^US

dishonour^UK

dishonor^US

put out of countenance

make someone eat humble pie

agonize^US

agonise^UK

cause someone to lose their composure

bring low

make a fool of

make someone eat crow

terrorize^US

terrorise^UK

make someone scratch their head

niggle

gnaw at

bowl over

cause to be at a stand

take down a peg or two

settle someone's hash

put someone in their place

destabilize^US

destabilise^UK

stop someone in their tracks

pull the rug from under

cast down

eat at

have the last laugh on

hurt somebody's feelings

pull the rug out from under

paralyse^UK

paralyze^US

put someone's nose out of joint

fill with consternation

weigh heavily on someone's mind

force to eat humble pie

take your breath away

get one's comeuppance

tyrannize^US

balk^US

baulk^UK

tyrannise^UK

be a weight on one's mind

weigh heavily on one's mind

traumatize^US

traumatise^UK

scare the bejesus out of

scare the living daylights out of

make one's hair stand on end

give someone goose pimples

give someone the heebie-jeebies

sweep someone off their feet

dampen

put the fear of God into

mess with someone's head

make one's blood run cold

scare someone out of their wits

throw into a blue funk

make jump

knock out

make someone jump out of their skin

knock the stuffing out of

be repugnant to

make someone's blood run cold

go to your head

frighten the living daylights out of

labor^US

labour^UK

galvanize^US

criticize^US

galvanise^UK

scandalize^US

make someone's hair stand on end

scare the pants off of

make someone jump out of his skin

set someone's teeth on edge

tantalize^US

tantalise^UK

cause someone distress

cause pain

criticise^UK

give someone a jolt

give a shock

give someone a fright

chill someone's blood

make flesh crawl

make someone's hair curl

sweat out

monopolize^US

lie heavy on someone's mind

weigh heavy on someone's mind

drive crazy

make discontented

drive mad

give someone the hump

antagonize^US

enthral^UK

scandalise^UK

antagonise^UK

enthrall^US

monopolise^UK

send over the edge

distort

convulse

make someone's stomach rise

raise someone's eyebrows

shake out of your complacency

hit like ton of bricks

make a big thing out of

make a big thing of

make a meal of

make a mountain out of a molehill

harsh someone's mellow

make one's heart bleed

make someone's heart bleed

give someone the blues

make sad

dampen spirits

make someone fed up

bring tears to your eyes

break someone's spirit

cast a gloom upon

break someone's heart

cause to feel nauseous

turn stomach

make someone want to throw up

make one's flesh creep

give one the creeps

scare someone half to death

run circles around

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“For his part, he was coolness and dignity personified and rejected the chance to discomfit his opponent still further by insulting him.”

Verb

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To frustrate or prevent (someone) from achieving an aim

baulk^UK

balk^US

put a spoke in someone's wheel

neutralize^US

neutralise^UK

queer someone's pitch

spike someone's guns

take wind out of

throw monkey wrench in

throw a spanner in the works

throw a monkey wrench in the works

take wind out of sails

throw a spanner in the works of

saddle with

close off

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

take the wind out of your sails

destabilize^US

put a wrench in the works

destabilise^UK

beat someone to the draw

beat someone to the punch

put a spanner in the works

strive against

pour cold water on

put up a fight against

prevent from making progress

throw a spoke in the wheel of

bring to screeching halt

throw a monkey wrench into

cheat

turn off

talk out of

act like a wet blanket

outmaneuver^US

rain on someone's parade

bring to a standstill

gaol^UK

jail^US

demoralise^UK

knock the bottom out of

demoralize^US

equalize^US

monopolize^US

equalise^UK

monopolise^UK

set your face against

give cold shoulder to

keep away

keep at arm's length

drive off

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“The gang coordinated their efforts to cover each other's tails and to discomfit the detectives' attempts to close in on them.”

Verb

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To be victorious over

pulverise^UK

pulverize^US

bring someone to their knees

get the better of

succeed over

blow out

blow out of the water

give someone a drubbing

give someone a hiding

make mincemeat of

put someone in their place

win a resounding victory over

outmaneuver^US

give someone a pasting

immobilize^US

immobilise^UK

balk^US

get the upper hand over

baulk^UK

demoralise^UK

demoralize^US

break someone's spirit

gain the upper hand over

tyrannize^US

gain the advantage over

throw back in confusion

bring to screeching halt

colonize^US

enthrall^US

tyrannise^UK

colonise^UK

enthral^UK

neutralize^US

neutralise^UK

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