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Adjective

Causing sadness

Upsetting, or causing anxiety, sorrow or pain

Verb

Present participle for to cause to feel sorrow

Present participle for to influence, usually emotionally

Present participle for make or become angry, unhappy, or gloomy

Present participle for to despair and lose hope or confidence

Present participle for be deprived of a close relation or friend through their death

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Adjective

Causing sadness

sombre^UK

somber^US

gray^US

unfavorable^US

grey^UK

wintery^UK

wintry^US

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

humourless^UK

humorless^US

looking on the black side

sniveling^US

snivelling^UK

agonized^US

agonised^UK

given to looking on the black side

demoralized^US

demoralised^UK

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Adjective

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Upsetting, or causing anxiety, sorrow or pain

agonising^UK

agonizing^US

agonized^US

agonised^UK

meager^US

meagre^UK

humourless^UK

sombre^UK

unsavory^US

humorless^US

somber^US

unsavoury^UK

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Verb

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Present participle for to cause to feel sorrow

bringing tears to your eyes

casting a gloom upon

putting a damper on

putting into a funk

throwing cold water on

pouring cold water on

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

giving someone the blues

hurting somebody's feelings

knocking the stuffing out of

making someone fed up

breaking the heart of

breaking someone's heart

taking the heart out of

bedevilling^UK

bedeviling^US

taking the wind out of your sails

shattering the illusions of

dampening the spirits of

pushing the buttons of

knocking the wind out of

causing discomfort to

harshing one's mellow

paralysing^UK

hurting the feelings of

terrorising^UK

paralyzing^US

terrorizing^US

harshing someone's mellow

screwing up

lousing up

filling with consternation

throwing into a tizzy

tantalising^UK

tantalizing^US

tugging at your heartstrings

putting someone off their stroke

scaring the bejesus out of

stopping someone in their tracks

putting the fear of God into

scaring the living daylights out of

making someone scratch their head

making one's hair stand on end

setting someone back on their heels

making someone's hair stand on end

balking^US

throwing into a panic

giving someone goose pimples

persecuting

scaring the pants off

scaring someone out of their wits

throwing into a blue funk

making one's blood run cold

electrifying

grossing out

causing to be at a stand

baulking^UK

tyrannizing^US

giving someone the heebie-jeebies

beleaguering

making teeth chatter

causing someone to lose their composure

tyrannising^UK

putting out of countenance

making one's flesh creep

giving one the creeps

benumbing

making someone jump out of their skin

causing anxiety to

boggling the mind

taking your breath away

putting someone off their stride

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 the life out of

frightening someone out of their wits

belittling

putting your back up

pulling the rug from under

filling with terror

blowing your mind

knocking for a loop

frightening out of your wits

pulling the rug out from under

blinding someone with something

setting someone thinking

messing with one's head

hitting like ton of bricks

raising someone's eyebrows

completely surprising

shaking out of your complacency

throwing into confusion

scaring the pants off of

throwing into a fright

chilling to the marrow

victimizing^US

giving someone the hump

deeply upsetting

inflicting trauma

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

rubbing up the wrong way

rankling with

giving offence

putting someone's nose out of joint

treading on someone's toes

getting your goat

bullyragging

blanketing

sending over the edge

carping

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

upsetting the applecart

scaring the daylights out of

making a big thing of

making a big thing out of

causing to lose heart

making a mountain out of a molehill

letting wind out of sails

knocking down

cutting down to size

puncturing balloon

taking down a peg or two

libeling^US

causing a few raised eyebrows amongst

libelling^UK

causing raised eyebrows

raising eyebrows amongst

dishonoring^US

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“Beyond the tragedy of a brave man's death two aspects of this case sadden me.”

Verb

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Present participle for to influence, usually emotionally

biasing^US

biassing^UK

deciding

exerting influence on

making an impression on

tugging at your heartstrings

going to your head

turning someone's head

Verb

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Present participle for make or become angry, unhappy, or gloomy

Verb

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Present participle for to despair and lose hope or confidence

Verb

Present participle for be deprived of a close relation or friend through their death

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