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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 despair

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

colorless^US

lacklustre^UK

lackluster^US

colourless^UK

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

making your heart bleed

putting a damper on

putting into a funk

throwing cold water on

pouring cold water on

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

giving someone the blues

knocking the stuffing out of

making someone fed up

breaking the heart of

hurting someone's feelings

breaking someone's heart

taking the heart out of

bedevilling^UK

bedeviling^US

hurting somebody's feelings

getting on someone's wick

egging on

getting someone

making a scene

shattering the illusions of

dampening the spirits of

pushing the buttons of

crucifying

causing concern to

causing discomfort to

knocking the wind out of

harshing one's mellow

paralysing^UK

hurting the feelings of

dumping on

tearing to pieces

doing in

hurting one's feelings

terrorising^UK

paralyzing^US

terrorizing^US

harshing someone's mellow

screwing up

lousing up

filling with consternation

giving someone a turn

putting the wind up someone

throwing into a tizzy

tantalising^UK

tantalizing^US

tugging at someone's heartstrings

putting someone off their stroke

scaring the bejesus out of

putting the fear of God into

scaring the living daylights out of

throwing into a panic

scaring the pants off

scaring someone out of their wits

throwing into a blue funk

stopping someone in their tracks

making someone scratch their head

setting someone back on their heels

making someone's hair stand on end

balking^US

giving someone goose pimples

making your hair stand on end

grossing out

frightening the life out of

throwing a curve

causing to be at a stand

baulking^UK

tyrannizing^US

giving someone the heebie-jeebies

deflating

beleaguering

making teeth chatter

causing someone to lose their composure

tyrannising^UK

making blood run cold

knocking out

frightening to death

making jump

making one's flesh creep

making your blood run cold

giving one the creeps

deprecating

making someone jump out of their skin

putting out of countenance

causing anxiety to

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

belittling

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

pulling the rug out from under

galvanizing^US

galvanising^UK

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

incensing

throwing into confusion

working someone up

bugging up

making flip

chilling someone to the marrow

throwing into a fright

hitting like a ton of bricks

throwing into uproar

throwing into disorder

scaring someone half to death

taking steam out

making it hot for someone

putting the frighteners on

striking terror in

victimising^UK

making things hot for someone

giving someone a fright

giving someone a hard time

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

treading on someone's toes

sending over the edge

carping

disaffecting

discontenting

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

blowing one's mind

boggling someone's mind

setting someone thinking

making a big thing of

making a big thing out of

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

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

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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

Verb

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

Verb

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Present participle for despair

Verb

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

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