“She feels little dismay at missing out on issues of national or local import, knowing that if things are important enough, people in her workplace will discuss them.”

Noun

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In a state of amazement or great surprise

Noun

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A regrettable or unfortunate situation or action

Verb

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To fill with distress or alarm

demoralise^UK

demoralize^US

terrorise^UK

terrorize^US

appal^UK

appall^US

paralyse^UK

paralyze^US

fill with consternation

scandalize^US

scandalise^UK

put someone off their stroke

knock the stuffing out of

take the wind out of your sails

make one's hair stand on end

agonize^US

traumatize^US

agonise^UK

set someone back on their heels

traumatise^UK

make despondent

give someone the blues

make sad

make someone scratch their head

stop someone in their tracks

undermine

bowl over

hurt somebody's feelings

antagonize^US

antagonise^UK

scare the bejesus out of

lie heavy on

give someone goose pimples

scare someone out of their wits

scare the living daylights out of

put the fear of God into

take by surprise

electrify

give a hard time

throw into a blue funk

dampen spirits

make unhappy

cause to be at a stand

make miserable

make one's blood run cold

make someone's hair stand on end

tantalize^US

tantalise^UK

cause anxiety to

shatter

dampen the spirits of

give someone the heebie-jeebies

put out of countenance

zing

reduce to tears

scare off

pull the rug from under

benumb

put someone off their stride

pull the rug out from under

take your breath away

make someone jump out of their skin

frighten someone out of their wits

send into a cold sweat

make someone's blood run cold

make someone shake in their shoes

frighten the life out of

scare the life out of

scare the hell out of

frighten the living daylights out of

make one's flesh creep

give one the creeps

dump on

bring tears to your eyes

mess with someone's head

knock out

make one's heart bleed

destabilize^US

destabilise^UK

cause someone to lose their composure

rock the boat

tease

blind someone with something

hinder

paralyse with fear

scare the daylights out of

completely surprise

raise someone's eyebrows

shake out of your complacency

hit like ton of bricks

inflame

mess with one's head

put off one's stroke

undermine one's confidence

balk^US

baulk^UK

frighten out of your wits

scare the pants off of

knock the wind out of

shatter the illusions of

sap the confidence of

weigh heavily on one's mind

tread on someone's toes

cause offense

be an affront to

be offensive

put someone's nose out of joint

chill someone's blood

make fearful

give someone a fright

make someone's hair curl

tyrannize^US

harsh someone's mellow

make someone's heart bleed

keep under

make desolate

hang over

break someone's spirit

break someone's heart

give someone the hump

tyrannise^UK

dampen someone's hopes

let wind out of sails

puncture balloon

take down

kick in the teeth

take down a peg or two

scare someone half to death

make somebody's hackles rise

ruffle one's feathers

drive round the twist

get up someone's nose

rattle someone's cage

pressurize^US

galvanize^US

breathe down someone's neck

greatly upset

be disagreeable to

cause concern to

pressurise^UK

galvanise^UK

put in a spot

put on the spot

be a pain in the neck

keep after

be a thorn in someone's side

rub you up the wrong way

set one's teeth on edge

be a thorn in someone's flesh

drive you up the wall

lie heavy on someone's mind

weigh heavy on someone's mind

make awkward

show up

overcharge

get on the wrong side of

make an enemy of somebody

dampen someone's spirit

drive you to distraction

make livid

catch one short

stroke someone's hair the wrong way

resent

set someone's teeth on edge

weigh heavily on someone's mind

niggle at

grind at

mess with

push someon's buttons

arouse hostility in

make a monkey of

put in a hole

make someone's stomach rise

drive you round the twist

drive you round the bend

make someone laugh on the other side of their face

make someone laugh out of the other side of their mouth

drive you off your head

make you see red

send chills down the spine of

throw a curveball

have had enough

become bored

exhaust someone's patience

grate at

lose patience

cause to lose your bearings

drive you out of your mind

make somebody's blood boil

get on someone's case

bring pressure to bear on

put out of action

hit like a ton of bricks

hit

bring around

make demands on

make severe demands on

make someone's skin crawl

make someone feel sick

invigorate^US

make someone want to throw up

make someone feel nauseous

energize^US

be on pins and needles

have ants in one's pants

be like a cat on hot bricks

be antsy

be anxious

cause to feel emotional strain

overdo

cause to feel mental strain

energise^UK

envigorate^UK

have an adverse effect on

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