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Adjective

Feeling fear or apprehension

Characterized, or marked, by much busy (or stressful) activity

Astonished, amazed, or so suddenly surprised as to be unable to speak

Past tense for to intimidate, subdue, or control by awe

Past tense for to greatly impress or amaze, especially with glamor or showiness

Past tense for to diminish the confidence or courage of

Past tense for to disconcert someone with an unblinking face-to-face confrontation

Past tense for to defeat, subdue or overcome with superior strength

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Adjective

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Feeling fear or apprehension

demoralized^US

demoralised^UK

terrorized^US

terrorised^UK

in fear and trepidation

frightened out of your wits

scared out of your wits

frightened to death

irresolute

funky

with your heart in your mouth

quaking

shaking in one's shoes

paralysed with fear^UK

in a flap

paralyzed with fear^US

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Characterized, or marked, by much busy (or stressful) activity

not knowing what to do with oneself

knock-down-and-drag-out

at the end of your tether

terrorizing^US

like a chicken with its head cut off

agonizing^US

terrorising^UK

woolly^UK

wooly^US

agonising^UK

like Piccadilly Circus

driven to distraction

in a fit

out of one's wits

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Astonished, amazed, or so suddenly surprised as to be unable to speak

caught on the wrong foot

bedeviled^US

bedevilled^UK

marveling^US

marvelling^UK

filled with astonishment

filled with amazement

unable to believe your eyes

in amazement

taken by surprise

unable to believe one's ears

had their heads messed with

made to scratch their head

gravelled^UK

graveled^US

caused to be at a stand

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Past tense for to intimidate, subdue, or control by awe

terrorised^UK

terrorized^US

blinded someone with something

took your breath away

taken your breath away

tyrannized^US

tyrannised^UK

pressurized^US

pulled the rug from under

pressurised^UK

twisted someone's arm

pulled the rug out from under

scared the bejesus out of

used strong-arm tactics on

victimized^US

ridden roughshod over

victimised^UK

tortured

put through the wringer

antagonized^US

antagonised^UK

brutalized^US

brutalised^UK

held a gun to one's head

played the heavy with

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“So long as he only has conventional weapons, we can overawe him with our armed forces and clobber him back into line if he misbehaves.”

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Past tense for to greatly impress or amaze, especially with glamor or showiness

hypnotised^UK

hypnotized^US

took your breath away

taken your breath away

moved

affected

swept someone off their feet

galvanized^US

galvanised^UK

stopped someone in their tracks

hit like a ton of bricks

knocked for a loop

knocked the stuffing out of

setted someone back on their heels

gravelled^UK

graveled^US

paralysed^UK

paralyzed^US

caused to be at a stand

snowed under

put into a flap

put the wind up

made someone scratch their head

knocked over with feather

hit like ton of bricks

scandalized^US

traumatized^US

setted someone thinking

caused someone to lose their composure

rendered unable to continue

taken the wind out of your sails

filled with amazement

conquered

exhilarated

scandalised^UK

thrown for a loop

traumatised^UK

took the wind out of your sails

antagonized^US

raised someone's eyebrows

antagonised^UK

shaken out of your complacency

shook out of your complacency

given a shock

gave a shock

knock down with a feather

struck with awe

stricken with awe

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Past tense for to diminish the confidence or courage of

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Past tense for to disconcert someone with an unblinking face-to-face confrontation

looked straight in the eye

come face to face with

came face to face with

met head on

met eyeball-to-eyeball

hung tough

stuck fast

faced with

persevered in the face of

held the line against

called someone's bluff

gone the distance against

stepped over the line

treated with contempt

sat and took it

knocked chip off shoulder

grinned and bear

made a stand

hung on

went the distance against

taken the bull by the horns

bit the bullet

took the bull by the horns

thrown down the gauntlet

threw down the gauntlet

taken a stand against

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Past tense for to defeat, subdue or overcome with superior strength

immobilised^UK

immobilized^US

brought someone to their knees

knocked out

put away

blew out of the water

blown out of the water

gained a victory over

got the upper hand over

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