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Adjective

Causing concern and distress

Failing to fulfill someone's hopes or expectations

Causing surprising negative emotions

Present participle for to fill with alarm or depression

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Adjective

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Causing concern and distress

unsavoury^UK

unsavory^US

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

terrorizing^US

terrorising^UK

bedevilling^UK

grueling^US

gruelling^UK

enough to try the patience of a saint

rigorous

enough to drive you up the wall

bedeviling^US

dishonoring^US

humourless^UK

sombre^UK

humorless^US

somber^US

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Adjective

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Failing to fulfill someone's hopes or expectations

unfavorable^US

agonising^UK

sombre^UK

somber^US

agonizing^US

agonized^US

looking on the black side

agonised^UK

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Adjective

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Causing surprising negative emotions

Verb

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Present participle for to fill with alarm or depression

paralysing^UK

paralyzing^US

terrorising^UK

terrorizing^US

filling with consternation

giving someone a turn

putting the wind up someone

throwing into a tizzy

putting someone off their stroke

throwing cold water on

scaring the bejesus out of

dissatisfying

pouring cold water on

miffing

affronting

insulting

knocking the stuffing out of

putting the fear of God into

wounding

scaring the living daylights out of

throwing into a panic

beating down

burning up

scaring the pants off

giving someone the blues

making sad

scaring someone out of their wits

throwing into a blue funk

stopping someone in their tracks

cutting to the quick

making someone scratch their head

exciting

setting someone back on their heels

making someone's hair stand on end

bedevilling^UK

bedeviling^US

agonizing^US

balking^US

giving someone goose pimples

agonising^UK

making your hair stand on end

frightening the life out of

causing to be at a stand

baulking^UK

tyrannizing^US

tantalising^UK

tantalizing^US

giving someone the heebie-jeebies

causing someone to lose their composure

making someone fed up

tyrannising^UK

making blood run cold

making one's flesh creep

making your blood run cold

giving one the creeps

reducing to tears

deprecating

giving a hard time

making someone jump out of their skin

putting out of countenance

making wretched

causing anxiety to

hurting somebody's feelings

causing suffering to

bringing one down

dampening spirits

taking someone's breath away

scaring silly

making someone shake in their shoes

sending into a cold sweat

scaring the life out of

scaring the hell out of

frightening the living daylights out of

frightening someone out of their wits

bringing tears to your eyes

pulling the rug from under

filling with terror

knocking for a loop

taking the wind out of your sails

putting someone off their stride

frightening out of your wits

making your heart bleed

pulling the rug out from under

galvanizing^US

galvanising^UK

breaking the heart of

hitting like ton of bricks

raising someone's eyebrows

completely surprising

shaking out of your complacency

messing with one's head

causing to lose heart

taking one's breath away

rendering speechless

causing wonder

springing something on

blinding someone with something

upsetting apple cart

making your flesh creep

striking fear into

scaring the pants off of

victimizing^US

giving someone the hump

throwing into confusion

chilling someone to the marrow

throwing into a fright

hurting one's feelings

hitting like a ton of bricks

dashing the hopes of

throwing into uproar

throwing into disorder

scaring someone half to death

making it hot for someone

putting the frighteners on

striking terror in

victimising^UK

making things hot for someone

giving someone a fright

shattering the illusions of

dampening the spirits of

giving someone a hard time

hurting someone's feelings

getting someone's goat

putting someone's back up

rubbing up the wrong way

rankling with

giving offence

putting someone's nose out of joint

causing offense

treading on someone's toes

sending over the edge

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

inconveniencing

throwing a pall over

blowing one's mind

boggling someone's mind

harshing someone's mellow

hanging over

making desolate

bearing down

breaking someone's heart

knocking the wind out of

harshing one's mellow

setting someone thinking

making a big thing of

making a big thing out of

hacking you off

making a mountain out of a molehill

making a meal of

making a thing of

making one's blood run cold

scaring the daylights out of

making one's hair stand on end

putting your back up

getting on someone's wick

knocking the stuffing out of someone

shooting down

letting wind out of sails

knocking down

cutting down to size

puncturing balloon

taking the wind out of somebody's sails

taking the wind out of someone's sails

taking down a peg or two

libeling^US

causing a few raised eyebrows amongst

libelling^UK

causing raised eyebrows

raising eyebrows amongst

dishonoring^US

causing discomfort to

sweeping someone off their feet

getting someone down

making self-conscious

labouring^UK

laboring^US

chilling to the marrow

rubbing the wrong way

bending someone's ear

pushing the buttons of

putting off his or her stride

making one's teeth chatter

scaring the living daylights out of someone

making someone jump out of his skin

causing someone distress

causing pain

catching somebody unawares

catching somebody off balance

thumbing nose at

taking someone aback

giving a shock

giving someone a jolt

hurting the feelings of

brutalising^UK

inflicting anguish on

brutalizing^US

tugging at someone's heartstrings

tugging at the heart

turning one's stomach

making one sick

causing aversion

surfeiting

causing to feel nauseous

making someone want to throw up

cloying on

making shudder

filling with loathing

running circles around

firing the enthusiasm of

firing the imagination of

pepping up

steaming up

lighting a fire under

asking for it

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“The Midwest, however, has largely kept the faith, which dismays observers like Thomas Frank.”

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