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To diminish the confidence or courage of

To divest or deprive of confidence or courage

To decrease in sensitivity

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To diminish the confidence or courage of

daunt

discourage

demoralise^UK

demoralize^US

put someone off their stroke

put the wind up

cause someone to lose their composure

appall^US

terrorize^US

appal^UK

terrorise^UK

stop someone in their tracks

psych

plague

set someone back on their heels

paralyze^US

paralyse^UK

knock the stuffing out of

scare the bejesus out of

put the wind up someone

give someone the heebie-jeebies

scandalize^US

put out of countenance

scare the living daylights out of

scandalise^UK

boggle the mind

put someone off their stride

give someone grief

make someone scratch their head

dissuade

throw into a tizzy

make your hair stand on end

throw cold water on

make afraid

throw a curve

cause to be at a stand

pressurize^US

tyrannize^US

immobilize^US

destabilize^US

traumatize^US

galvanize^US

pressurise^UK

give someone goose pimples

destabilise^UK

tyrannise^UK

weigh down

put the fear of God into

agonize^US

galvanise^UK

scare someone out of their wits

throw into a blue funk

traumatise^UK

agonise^UK

make someone jump out of their skin

render speechless

push around

immobilise^UK

get at

make someone's hair stand on end

make someone's blood run cold

tick off

put a damper on

throw into a fright

make your blood run cold

knock over

make a scene

push buttons

hurt somebody's feelings

make one's blood run cold

do in

blow one's mind

give a hard time

take your breath away

give someone the blues

knock over with feather

pull the rug out from under

pull the rug from under

make one's flesh creep

give one the creeps

chill someone to the marrow

scare someone half to death

balk^US

catch somebody off balance

catch somebody unawares

baulk^UK

make one's teeth chatter

scare the living daylights out of someone

scare the pants off of

make someone jump out of his skin

blind someone with something

take someone's breath away

antagonize^US

tantalize^US

tantalise^UK

antagonise^UK

mess with someone's head

do someone's head in

make someone laugh out of the other side of their mouth

put off his or her stride

take the wind out of someone's sails

make someone laugh on the other side of their face

fill with consternation

give someone the hump

take the wind out of your sails

completely surprise

raise someone's eyebrows

shake out of your complacency

hit like ton of bricks

use strong-arm tactics on

dampen someone's hopes

get on someone's wick

knock the stuffing out of someone

frighten someone out of their wits

send into a cold sweat

make someone shake in their shoes

frighten the life out of

scare the life out of

chill someone's blood

make fearful

frighten to death

scare the hell out of

frighten the living daylights out of

give someone a fright

make someone's hair curl

throw into tizzy

silly

weary

scare the daylights out of

make one's hair stand on end

give someone a hard time

get in someone's hair

get on someone's nerves

raise someone's hackles

get someone's back up

be repugnant to

ruffle someone's feathers

make someone's hackles rise

drive round the twist

put someone's nose out of joint

put someone's back up

make someone's blood boil

fear

get under someone's skin

get up someone's nose

get someone's dander up

hurt someone's feelings

prey on someone's mind

break someone's heart

hit where one lives

make your heart bleed

try someone's patience

abuse

put in a spot

rattle someone's cage

criticize^US

be a pain in the neck

dishonour^UK

be a thorn in someone's side

criticise^UK

dishonor^US

rub you up the wrong way

bring tears to your eyes

greatly upset

get on somebody's nerves

be distasteful to

cause offence to

give trouble

breathe down someone's neck

be a thorn in someone's flesh

get someone's hackles up

get a rise out of

make someone want to throw up

put somebody's nose out of joint

turn one's stomach

go to one's head

set one's teeth on edge

break someone's spirit

put to trouble

make someone's gorge rise

ruffle one's feathers

lie heavy on someone's mind

weigh heavy on someone's mind

occupy someone's thoughts

drive you up the wall

stroke someone's hair the wrong way

prey on

press down on

resent

set someone's teeth on edge

weigh heavily on someone's mind

push someon's buttons

make one's heart bleed

bring tears to one's eyes

dampen someone's spirit

make one's hackles rise

get on someone's case

cause to lose your bearings

give the cold shoulder

make severe demands on

put a strain on

make fed up

make your gorge rise

make someone feel nauseous

rub one the wrong way

exhaust someone's patience

hit like a ton of bricks

shatter the illusions of

burst one's bubble

dampen the spirits of

hurt the feelings of

weigh heavily on one's mind

make a monkey of

put in a hole

make someone's head spin

drive you to distraction

make your hackles rise

drive you round the twist

drive you round the bend

disunify

abominate

cause to feel nauseous

make someone's stomach rise

drive you off your head

make you see red

cause someone difficulty

knock the wind out of

drive you out of your mind

make somebody's blood boil

put someone to trouble

victimize^US

make someone feel sick

drive somebody up the wall

sweep someone off their feet

make your flesh creep

tread on someone's toes

make things hot for someone

inspire panic in

strike terror in

frighten out of your wits

fill with terror

make it hot for someone

victimise^UK

put the frighteners on

worsen

make a big thing out of

make a big thing of

run down

turn someone's stomach

invigorate^US

inspire

whip up

make a meal of

make a mountain out of a molehill

make a thing of

make someone go out of his way

cause to feel emotional strain

overdo

cause to feel mental strain

energize^US

bring pressure to bear on

debase

harsh someone's mellow

bring tears to someone's eyes

bear down

make someone's heart bleed

dampen someone's spirits

energise^UK

envigorate^UK

make someone eat humble pie

pull down

make someone eat crow

settle someone's hash

tear down

make one feel small

put someone in their place

put away

smirch

take down a peg or two

shoot down

make eat dirt

force to eat humble pie

have an adverse effect on

render unintelligible

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“Healthcare professionals should not withhold information out of concern that it will upset or unnerve a patient.”

Verb

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To divest or deprive of confidence or courage

demoralise^UK

demoralize^US

unman

undo

emasculate

paralyse^UK

paralyze^US

unstring

Verb

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To decrease in sensitivity

dull

numb

desensitise^UK

desensitize^US

tranquilize^US

paralyse^UK

paralyze^US

cauterize^US

anesthetize^US

cauterise^UK

immobilize^US

immobilise^UK

fulfil^UK

minimize^US

minimise^UK

fulfill^US

tenderize^US

tenderise^UK

appall^US

bring to grinding halt

appal^UK

demoralize^US

administer opiates to

administer narcotics to

debase

load

sophisticate

give an anaesthetic to

demoralise^UK

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