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What is another word for
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Adjective
Confounded with surprise or wonder
Feeling a sense of disgust or repulsion
Mentally or emotionally demoralized
Verb
Past participle for to surprise or shock (someone)
Past participle for to disturb the composure of
Past participle for to perplex (someone) greatly
Past participle for to overawe someone, especially with words or facts they may not fully comprehend
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Adjective
▲
Confounded with surprise or wonder
stunned
stupefied
astounded
astonished
dazed
dumbfounded
amazed
speechless
surprised
bemused
gobsmacked
shocked
bowled over
knocked for six
nonplussed
bewildered
confounded
flabbergasted
flummoxed
floored
staggered
disconcerted
perplexed
dumbstruck
thunderstruck
confused
stumped
shaken
aghast
discomposed
shell-shocked
startled
agape
overwhelmed
open-mouthed
thrown
puzzled
bamboozled
discombobulated
awestruck
fazed
bushed
unnerved
baffled
shaken up
thrown off balance
at sea
at a loss for words
wide-eyed
befuddled
distracted
fuddled
awestricken
addled
at a loss
muddled
flustered
dumfounded
awed
bedeviled
US
befogged
blown away
bedevilled
UK
mystified
mixed-up
discomfited
troubled
disoriented
wildered
dizzy
dopey
openmouthed
mazed
fogged
addlepated
dopy
at sixes and sevens
dismayed
lost for words
rattled
muzzy
silly
muddleheaded
slaphappy
zonked
raddled
spacy
spacey
spaced
overcome
benumbed
goggle-eyed
spaced-out
punch-drunk
discountenanced
clueless
upset
lost
punchy
pixillated
pixilated
disorientated
foxed
marveling
US
marvelling
UK
beat
incredulous
wondering
breathless
wonderstruck
filled with wonder
agog
caught on the hop
in shock
filled with astonishment
filled with amazement
filled with awe
caught on the wrong foot
perturbed
disturbed
distressed
ruffled
in a dither
uncertain
beaten
vexed
addle
dumb
buffaloed
nonplused
stuck
staring
abashed
in a tizzy
tongue-tied
struck dumb
slack-jawed
in amazement
hard put
hard-pressed
zonked-out
unable to believe your eyes
shook up
jolted
fuzzy
unable to believe one's ears
absent-minded
frustrated
stymied
overawed
left speechless
shattered
put out of countenance
bugged
in awe
thunder-struck
completely surprised
knocked for a loop
awe-stricken
spellbound
staring in amazement
dazzled
giddy
off-balance
awe-struck
off balance
gaga
dazed and confused
hazy
taken by surprise
frightened
alarmed
at a complete loss
licked
knocked
knocked out
knocked sideways
groggy
vague
all at sea
woolly
UK
not with it
disorganised
UK
woolly-headed
wooly
US
woozy
disorganized
US
mixed up
numbed
not knowing if you are coming or going
numb
foggy
horrified
enthralled
unsettled
annoyed
worried
flurried
in botheration
psyched-out
caught off balance
out of countenance
shook-up
unglued
unzipped
messed-up
had their heads messed with
uncomprehending
besotted
confusticated
got
caused to be at a stand
gravelled
UK
graveled
US
thrown off
made to scratch their head
lost at sea
out of it
stupid
adrift
addlebrained
clouded
lightheaded
wobbly
unhinged
unsteady
unbalanced
spaced out
blank
cloudy
staggering
blurry
dreamy
inattentive
doubtful
light-headed
muddle-headed
out to lunch
faint
shaky
astray
demented
senile
abstracted
deranged
woolly-minded
tipsy
unstable
shook
preoccupied
absorbed
gone
reeling
faraway
weak-kneed
fouled up
wonky
slap-happy
out-of-joint
confusional
without ideas
weak in the knees
in a muddle
addle-brained
off-course
in a state of confusion
at wits' end
distant
daft
touched
trippy
frozen
intoxicated
simple
senseless
vertiginous
nonsensical
dozy
delirious
insensible
cold
swimmy
aswoon
electrified
whirling
put to it
uncertain which way to turn
bollixed
irrational
unsound
foolish
psychotic
crazy
swimming
whacko
with Alzheimer's disease
mind-blown
without a clue
going round in circles
blind
blinded
light
up against a brick wall
without an answer
glassy-eyed
shot to pieces
screwy
unscrewed
in a fog
not knowing whether one is coming or going
off-track
out of control
not knowing if one is coming or going
bedazzled
impressed
asea
sailing
not adjusted
off-beam
absent
distrait
engrossed
absentminded
unsystematic
scatterbrained
musing
unaware
vacant
forgetful
unreliable
undependable
diverted
agitated
feather-headed
empty-headed
erratic
birdbrained
daydreaming
scatty
feather-brained
oblivious
unfocused
dippy
unthinking
unheeding
dappy
heedless
sidetracked
pensive
with a mind like a sieve
with your head in the clouds
miles away
driven to distraction
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“She watches the men clasp hands, again
taken aback
by a display of obvious affection for her father.”
Adjective
▲
Feeling a sense of disgust or repulsion
shocked
appalled
disgusted
offended
outraged
repulsed
revolted
sickened
dismayed
horrified
nauseated
repelled
sick
aghast
jarred
scandalised
UK
scandalized
US
upset
knocked for six
nauseous
displeased
turned off
teed off
grossed out
enraged
horror-struck
horror-stricken
mortified
affronted
annoyed
put out
overwrought
queasy
squeamish
satiated
weary
tired
fastidious
unhappy
abhorred
sick of
full up
had bellyful
had it
fed up
had enough
up to here
sick and tired of
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Mentally or emotionally demoralized
crestfallen
sad
dejected
depressed
downcast
miserable
despondent
disconsolate
unhappy
gloomy
melancholy
downhearted
glum
forlorn
down
sorrowful
blue
woebegone
low
doleful
mournful
wretched
dispirited
woeful
heartbroken
joyless
inconsolable
melancholic
dismal
disheartened
saddened
discouraged
desolate
heartsick
sorry
heartsore
heavyhearted
brokenhearted
hangdog
droopy
bad
disappointed
dolorous
dismayed
abject
choked
chapfallen
disillusioned
deflated
abashed
sheepish
shattered
defeated
low-spirited
cast down
heavy-hearted
broken-hearted
down in the mouth
fed up
down in the dumps
long-faced
chap-fallen
in the doldrums
brassed off
cheesed off
sick as a parrot
taken down
singing the blues
in a funk
morose
cheerless
despairing
distressed
sombre
UK
somber
US
lugubrious
grief-stricken
tearful
sullen
demoralized
US
pessimistic
moody
anguished
demoralised
UK
upset
grieving
funereal
in the dumps
crushed
dreary
in low spirits
spiritless
comfortless
hurting
depressing
solemn
bleak
rueful
dragged
in pain
afflicted
saturnine
grim
troubled
dull
teary
black
morbid
oppressed
depressive
bummed out
mirthless
hopeless
gray
US
elegiac
grey
UK
dark
in the pits
destroyed
piteous
down and out
sepulchral
lonesome
lonely
devastated
elegiacal
dire
hurt
godforsaken
out of sorts
drear
dour
wistful
sapped
lachrymose
weepy
cold
mourning
murky
darkening
tenebrous
tristful
daunted
plutonian
chill
tenebrific
dreich
down-hearted
sunless
cloudy
in a blue funk
cut up
Cimmerian
let down
subdued
downbeat
mopey
dispiriting
oppressive
pitiful
grieved
weighed down
shot down
cast-down
distressing
weeping
discontented
dolent
pathetic
pensive
broken
bleeding
defeatist
crummy
regretful
bereaved
disheartening
gutted
emotional
unwelcoming
saddening
heartrending
unnerved
all torn up
sick at heart
tragic
humbled
displeased
sorrowing
torn up
plaintive
shaken
distraught
agonized
US
cowed
ripped
disenchanted
dysphoric
perturbed
ruthful
beaten
downtrodden
uncomfortable
aggrieved
listless
agonised
UK
heartbreaking
humiliated
on a downer
sulky
pained
browbeaten
plangent
down-and-out
disgruntled
grievous
shamefaced
drab
painful
bereft
dissatisfied
thrown
bitter
grumpy
tormented
drearisome
uninviting
in despair
bothered
devitalized
unsatisfied
crabbed
austere
disturbed
mopish
broody
chagrined
weary
dim
inhospitable
dingy
bare
stark
bland
sunk in gloom
clinical
draggy
dejecting
impersonal
in sorrow
in mourning
bummed-out
low-down
full of sorrow
very sad
low in spirits
wintry
US
jarring
wintery
UK
institutional
bowed down
in the toilet
in tears
in grief
in doldrums
with a long face
wailing
dolesome
lamentable
pitiable
ashamed
undermined
bewailing
bemoaning
deploring
aching
intimidated
dirgeful
disconcerted
overwhelmed
funeral
enervated
dashed
cynical
deterred
lorn
adust
unconsolable
flat
heavy
helpless
frustrated
discomfited
shamed
chastened
Eeyorish
calamitous
miffed
tortured
heart-rending
racked
down-in-the-mouth
mortified
aghast
guilty
irked
negative
moping
surly
ugly
sick
worsted
vanquished
baulked
UK
objecting
balked
US
sorry for yourself
suffering
mentally defeated
deeply saddened
hapless
let-down
not happy
triste
down in dumps
languid
blue funk
languorous
poor
worthless
worried
sinister
drained
emo
embarrassed
discontent
desperate
horrible
foreboding
ominous
nostalgic
threnodic
humorless
US
churlish
extremely saddened
griefstricken
damp
angry
annoyed
cross
heart-sick
lamenting
humourless
UK
concerned
affecting
companionless
bummed
sour
powerless
weakened
depressant
luckless
unmanned
atrocious
cowering
dirge-like
wounded
strained
prostrate with grief
lowered
bowed
torn-up
unable to be comforted
unable to be consoled
doom-laden
ailing
burnt
discombobulated
uptight
bugged
sore
shook
antsy
burned
contused
beside oneself with grief
disgraced
off
sluggish
atrabilious
clouded
dampened
drooping
sagging
conscience-stricken
feeling down
full of gloom
guilty-looking
reflective
feel-bad
repining
shot-down
destitute
looking as if one had lost a pound and found a penny
languished
down in mouth
having the blahs
crabby
having blue devils
deeply regretful
very regretful
shook up
uneasy
ticked off
teed off
browned off
peed off
sunk
brooding
unenthusiastic
unenthused
unconfident
beat
put off
regrettable
beat-down
come-apart
caved-in
down-in-mouth
lacking in confidence
lacking in enthusiasm
having lost heart
harrowing
with cold feet
lost momentum
deplorable
in blue funk
gone to pieces
afflictive
undeceived
indifferent
soured
disabused
disenthralled
embittered
disentranced
jaundiced
knowing
blasé
out of love
set straight
sick of
grave
forbidding
dreadful
discouraging
unfortunate
threatening
inauspicious
unpleasant
terrible
frightening
ghastly
unfavorable
US
unpropitious
upsetting
unfavourable
UK
awful
shocking
direful
menacing
appalling
troublesome
severe
worrying
alarming
unlucky
horrifying
horrendous
horrid
macabre
distressful
unpromising
disagreeable
harsh
frightful
sober
disturbing
horrific
doomy
serious
glowering
nasty
difficult
troubling
baleful
bodeful
disquieting
terrifying
disconcerting
hostile
frowning
discomforting
fearsome
gruesome
portentous
unfriendly
traumatic
sedate
lurid
agonizing
US
unnerving
perturbing
scary
grisly
ill-boding
ill
troublous
adverse
nightmarish
hard
daunting
disappointing
agonising
UK
fierce
worrisome
unsettling
stern
shadowy
intimidating
discomposing
displeasing
monstrous
loathsome
terrific
chilling
apocalyptic
irksome
dismaying
unwelcome
ill-fated
foul
gruff
agitating
spooky
scowling
objectionable
minatory
indignant
eerie
hideous
creepy
louring
rotten
fearful
grotesque
lowering
infelicitous
dangerous
baneful
cruel
inconvenient
nagging
lousy
ferocious
uncommunicative
irritable
perilous
grewsome
parlous
spookish
sickening
overcast
unearthly
rough
earnest
untimely
cantankerous
disadvantageous
inopportune
gut-wrenching
perplexing
stormy
stressful
tragical
untoward
poignant
onerous
ill-tempered
formidable
bad-tempered
tormenting
excruciating
fateful
trying
gory
vexatious
revolting
hurtful
vexing
execrable
testy
unsociable
doomed
aggravating
detestable
unhealthy
irritating
startling
annoying
turbulent
weird
shady
offensive
stroppy
catastrophic
discommodious
ill-omened
repugnant
dirgelike
spine-chilling
hair-raising
temperamental
aggravated
nerve-racking
ill-humoured
UK
pouting
stony
evil
critical
ill-humored
US
demoralizing
US
off-putting
unsmiling
pouty
demoralising
UK
tough
redoubtable
minacious
torturous
dread
ghostly
moving
resigned
peevish
sobersided
afflicting
resentful
sourpussed
impending
distasteful
abysmal
harassing
pitiless
nightmare
mortifying
hairy
petulant
wearisome
provoking
discommoding
sulking
godawful
piqued
unseasonable
repulsive
unpalatable
unresponsive
harmful
unsuited
unsuitable
querulous
consequential
abhorrent
galling
unpleasing
uncongenial
fiery
heart-breaking
po-faced
disastrous
long-suffering
nail-biting
nerve-wracking
aggressive
inapt
inappropriate
death-obsessed
squally
inclement
out of humour
ill-suited
very bad
steely
deathly
Stygian
flinty
intimidatory
foggy
maudlin
rainy
ungentle
bothersome
squalid
tempestuous
unspeakable
windy
sordid
gusty
staid
crushing
touchy
loury
prejudicial
inexpedient
confronting
outrageous
rugged
unamused
sinistrous
irritated
inconducive
disapproving
filthy
frustrating
burdensome
exasperated
inferior
tear-jerking
counter
unsympathetic
blowy
misty
tiresome
colorless
US
colourless
UK
vexed
uncivil
exacting
exigent
detrimental
improper
destructive
stringent
impoverished
indigent
scungy
augural
haunting
grouchy
toilsome
raw
oppressing
unmitigable
taciturn
heart-wrenching
unmannerly
unseemly
damaging
prophetic
narky
mean-looking
intrusive
laborious
raging
poker-faced
disruptive
unamusing
odious
doom and gloom
hard-faced
peeved
impeding
fraught
vile
enraged
mean
lackluster
US
lacklustre
UK
deep
hellish
concerning
unkind
malapropos
unfit
mumpish
repellent
mardy
disparaging
wrong
opposed
undesirable
without hope
boring
lifeless
monotonous
repellant
God-awful
up the creek
inadvisable
put out
in a bad mood
stony-faced
malevolent
uninspiring
volatile
ill-advised
unoptimistic
unexciting
savage
blah
uninteresting
tumultuous
humdrum
uncaring
hollow
obscure
unimpassioned
disenchanting
unwholesome
threnodial
funebrial
exequial
deathlike
given to looking on the black side
unmoved
touching
wet
wild
cataclysmic
full of despair
stirring
scurvy
intolerable
suicidal
blustery
beclouded
premonitory
anxious
empty
gaunt
derisible
unhumorous
darkened
key
taxing
numbing
sobbing
malificent
doomful
precursive
warning
presaging
malign
suggestive
prescient
malefic
discomfiting
trashy
shoddy
blubbering
cranky
crying
devastating
at the end of your tether
at end of one's rope
derisory
whimpering
thunderous
nowhere to go
brusque
lowery
anxiety provoking
snivelling
UK
unbearable
abominable
unsavory
US
mephitical
testing
bewildering
revulsive
larmoyant
unencouraging
choleric
snappish
crotchety
acrimonious
supernatural
serious-minded
no-nonsense
sniveling
US
injurious
quiet
underlined
uncomic
unsatisfactory
nauseating
gross
icky
stinking
disgusting
unacceptable
obnoxious
diabolical
unendurable
gloom and doom
clouded over
grotty
grody
unappealing
yucky
uncool
yukky
awkward
hellacious
nauseous
splenetic
crusty
poverty-stricken
hard-pressed
doubtful
treacherous
pressing
precarious
jeopardous
rocky
straitened
full of hardship
messy
close to tears
unsavoury
UK
unlovely
beastly
cold sober
on the verge of tears
waspish
in floods of tears
bored
with tears in your eyes
heinous
unhopeful
tired
mysterious
jaded
ill-natured
extremely bad
wearied
Gothic
embarrassing
uncertain
satiated
blood-curdling
narked
extreme
surfeited
chronic
huffy
irretrievable
sated
up to here
hacked off
not best pleased
sick and tired
irate
tetchy
irascible
fractious
perverse
chippy
aloof
vitriolic
withdrawn
uncooperative
obstinate
fretful
ornery
ratty
unchancy
venomous
shirty
dirty
ill-starred
in a huff
in a mood
in the sulks
in a strop
having a fit of the sulks
evil-intentioned
hate-filled
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past participle for to surprise or shock (someone)
shocked
stunned
disconcerted
astonished
surprised
amazed
astounded
startled
dumbfounded
floored
nonplussed
stupefied
flabbergasted
rocked
dumfounded
thunderstricken
bowled over
knocked for six
staggered
overwhelmed
blown away
dazed
overcome
bewildered
confounded
surprized
stricken dumb
shaken up
knocked sideways
shaken
left open-mouthed
taken by surprise
taken your breath away
impressed
dazzled
stopped someone in their tracks
confused
thrown
knocked out
hit like a ton of bricks
left aghast
blown your mind
awed
struck
stricken
moved
touched
affected
rendered speechless
knocked the stuffing out of
knocked for a loop
stirred
perplexed
overawed
spellbound
overpowered
unnerved
discomposed
caught off balance
swept someone off their feet
put one away
hit for six
left speechless
jolted
puzzled
benumbed
electrified
boggled
boggled the mind
bemused
upset
flummoxed
excited
bedazzled
fazed
numbed
dismayed
fascinated
unsettled
petrified
alarmed
knocked over
hypnotized
US
cut a figure
hit
hypnotised
UK
thrown a curve
knocked over with feather
sprung on
setted someone back on their heels
thrown into a tizzy
muddled
fogged
psyched out
psyched
paralysed
UK
stumped
paralyzed
US
knock down with a feather
hitten
abashed
gobsmacked
thrown for a loop
flabaghast
made speechless
shattered
befuddled
thrown off balance
given a shock
done in
chagrined
made emotional
crushed
delighted
befogged
devastated
prostrated
dizzied
distracted
addled
besotten
knocked senseless
besotted
whelmed
overmastered
swamped
oppressed
snowed under
ground down
swept over
got to
disturbed
gotten to
aroused
grabbed
registered with
thrilled
galvanized
US
galvanised
UK
stimulated
scored with
roused
enthused
buffaloed
slain
slayed
made splash
taken the wind out of your sails
rattled
stricken with awe
discomfited
jarred
consternated
caused wonder
overcame
blew away
took aback
struck dumb
took your breath away
enthralled
shook up
captivated
enchanted
exhilarated
blinded
shook
slew
wowed
thunderstruck
swept off feet
blew your mind
made a splash
knocked dead
did in
struck with awe
sprang on
took the wind out of your sails
threw a curve
more ❯
“I have to confess the abruptness of his request did
take me aback
a little.”
Verb
▲
Past participle for to disturb the composure of
discomfited
embarrassed
disconcerted
confused
abashed
flustered
rattled
fazed
ruffled
unsettled
unnerved
confounded
discomposed
nonplussed
perturbed
mortified
discomforted
distressed
disturbed
flurried
made uncomfortable
upset
agitated
chagrined
discombobulated
discountenanced
disorientated
made uneasy
perplexed
demoralised
UK
demoralized
US
annoyed
bothered
irked
vexed
vext
worried
worsted
made self-conscious
put someone off their stroke
setted someone back on their heels
put someone off their stride
taken the wind out of your sails
dismayed
disquieted
thrown
shaken
alarmed
appalled
UK
thrown off balance
put off
shaken up
distracted
bewildered
startled
troubled
shocked
unhinged
got to
gotten to
frightened
scared
undone
alarumed
surprised
horrified
panicked
spooked
daunted
floored
jolted
put out of countenance
psyched out
concerned
put the wind up
fussed
distempered
ailed
put into a flap
frazzled
baffled
exercised
frustrated
hagridden
hagrid
stunned
derailed
overwhelmed
freaked out
weirded out
consternated
knocked for six
bowled over
given a turn
discouraged
disheartened
dispirited
terrified
gravelled
UK
graveled
US
puzzled
disoriented
flummoxed
terrorized
US
dejected
chilled
affrighted
dumbfounded
caught off balance
unmanned
sickened
staggered
stupefied
deterred
intimidated
psyched
made someone scratch their head
rocked
astounded
paralysed
UK
astonished
amazed
let down
caused to be at a stand
traumatized
US
fouled up
paralyzed
US
terrorised
UK
thrown off
knocked sideways
stopped someone in their tracks
jarred
upset the applecart
thrown into a tizz
overcome
caused someone to lose their composure
electrified
traumatised
UK
thrown a curve
hit like ton of bricks
depressed
saddened
nettled
broken
dashed
disappointed
disillusioned
mystified
disenchanted
disgruntled
pothered
cowed
buffaloed
galvanized
US
screwed up
messed up
filled with consternation
knocked over
thrown a curveball
galvanised
UK
sprung on
thrown into a tizzy
sapped
thwarted
moved
frighted
scarified
made waves
unstrung
knocked props out
discommoded
demented
outraged
thrown cold water on
poured cold water on
given a shock
scared the bejesus out of
given someone a jolt
made someone jump out of their skin
given someone a fright
scared to death
made jump
destroyed
offended
revolted
disgusted
scandalized
US
nauseated
bugged
unbalanced
hindered
made anxious
disarranged
balked
US
repelled
baulked
UK
pulled the rug from under
pulled the rug out from under
displeased
provoked
dazed
taken by surprise
dumfounded
flabbergasted
angered
antagonized
US
devastated
grossed out
given offence to
completely surprised
shaken out of your complacency
knocked out
thunderstricken
scandalised
UK
numbed
awed
insulted
raised someone's eyebrows
antagonised
UK
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past participle for to perplex (someone) greatly
flummoxed
baffled
confounded
confused
bemused
mystified
perplexed
puzzled
bewildered
bamboozled
befuddled
nonplussed
thrown
vexed
vext
addled
beaten
beat
buffaloed
discombobulated
disoriented
fazed
foxed
fuddled
gravelled
UK
graveled
US
mazed
muddled
stumped
wildered
befogged
disconcerted
distracted
flabbergasted
floored
fogged
stunned
muddied
obfuscated
posed
brought up short
disorientated
got
gotten
setted someone thinking
staggered
stymied
thrown off
thrown off balance
blown your mind
gone to your head
made someone scratch their head
caused to be at a stand
made your head spin
stupefied
dumbfounded
surprised
dazed
shaken
astonished
astounded
startled
unnerved
discomposed
upset
mixed up
shaken up
stricken dumb
knocked for six
knocked sideways
taken by surprise
stopped someone in their tracks
knocked out
disturbed
amazed
shocked
dismayed
flustered
bowled over
unsettled
blown away
jolted
rattled
disquieted
left open-mouthed
snowed
snown
left aghast
frustrated
ruffled
made punchy
inebriated
bothered
intoxicated
caught off balance
boggled the mind
screwed up
knocked the stuffing out of
messed with one's head
balled up
threw
snew
gat
shook
took aback
threw off
threw off balance
blew your mind
went to your head
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past participle for to overawe someone, especially with words or facts they may not fully comprehend
blinded
intimidated
bewildered
confused
abashed
awed
cowed
daunted
deterred
nonplussed
overawed
overwhelmed
perplexed
confounded
discomfited
disconcerted
disquieted
perturbed
alarmed
discomposed
discouraged
dismayed
frightened
subdued
unnerved
unsettled
agitated
bothered
browbeaten
bullied
flustered
made anxious
made uneasy
ruffled
scared
terrified
terrorised
UK
terrorized
US
troubled
baffled
destabilised
UK
destabilized
US
fazed
jolted
shaken
thrown
unbalanced
flummoxed
mystified
rattled
put off
shaken up
psyched out
thrown off balance
pulled the rug from under
pulled the rug out from under
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taken a bead on
taken a beating
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