What is another word for shakes up ?

hurts somebody's feelings

To cause to feel upset or agitated

upsets

unsettles

distresses

traumatises^UK

traumatizes^US

makes an impression on

hurts the feelings of

tugs at your heartstrings

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“Understandably, the terrible news would greatly shake him up.”

Verb

stops someone in their tracks

To cause an unpleasant shock or surprise to

appals^UK

appalls^US

takes your breath away

sets someone back on their heels

knocks over

boggles

knocks the stuffing out of

paralyses^UK

knocks over with feather

dazzles

throws off balance

puts one away

paralyzes^US

takes the wind out of your sails

petrifies

hits like a ton of bricks

shakes out of your complacency

scandalizes^US

traumatizes^US

traumatises^UK

scandalises^UK

abashes

hits like ton of bricks

antagonizes^US

antagonises^UK

raises someone's eyebrows

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“All I wanted to do was shake him up a little, to put a scare into him by hauling him up before his superiors.”

Verb

To make drastic changes to

“Even in the smallest ways in those first days, Roosevelt wanted to shake up the department and assert the reform agenda.”

Verb

To mix or blend together

energises^UK

energizes^US

homogenizes^US

homogenises^UK

synthesizes^US

synthesises^UK

harmonizes^US

harmonises^UK

fades into one another

runs into one another

melts into one another

hybridizes^US

hybridises^UK

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“Tightly close the bottle cover and shake up the ingredients until they are well blended.”

Verb

throws a monkey wrench into

(usually of a disease or condition) To affect adversely

jeopardizes^US

jeopardises^UK

puts out of commission

pulverizes^US

vaporizes^US

vaporises^UK

raids

pulverises^UK

vandalizes^US

drives a nail into the coffin of

rots

abuses

discolours^UK

plays merry hell with

discolors^US

vandalises^UK

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Verb

pulls the rug out from under

To overawe someone, especially with words or facts they may not fully comprehend

terrorises^UK

terrorizes^US

pulls the rug from under

puts someone off their stroke

appalls^US

causes someone to lose their composure

demoralizes^US

appals^UK

demoralises^UK

causes to be at a stand

makes someone scratch their head

knocks the stuffing out of

stops someone in their tracks

hits like a ton of bricks

paralyses^UK

paralyzes^US

messes up

fills with consternation

scares the bejesus out of

gives someone a fright

makes someone jump out of their skin

sets someone thinking

balks^US

sets someone back on their heels

baulks^UK

upsets the applecart

puts someone off their stride

puts out of countenance

rubs up the wrong way

antagonizes^US

antagonises^UK

gives someone the hump

makes someone see red

drives to distraction

gets on your wick

gives someone the pip

drives round the bend

drives round the twist

makes somebody's hackles rise

makes your blood boil

tries your patience

puts someone's nose out of joint

ruffles one's feathers

gets up someone's nose

rubs you up the wrong way

rattles someone's cage

drives you up the wall

hurts somebody's feelings

cheeses off

sets one's teeth on edge

tries the patience of

tantalizes^US

tantalises^UK

agonizes^US

breathes down someone's neck

agonises^UK

makes things hot for someone

eats up

causes disquiet to

makes it hot for someone

gets on the wrong side of

makes an enemy of somebody

pushes someon's buttons

runs up the wrong way

takes the wind out of your sails

treads on someone's toes

messes with one's head

invigorates^US

energizes^US

energises^UK

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Verb

To modify something after a thorough examination

modernises^UK

modernizes^US

Verb

To shuffle something again, especially playing cards

Verb

To stimulate or become stimulated

invigorates^US

revitalises^UK

revitalizes^US

energises^UK

energizes^US

Verb

To mix up or agitate the contents of

Verb

To physically contort, especially due to a violent involuntary contraction of the muscles

Verb

To treat with cruelty or violence, especially regularly or repeatedly

Verb