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To emotionally or mentally upset or alarm someone

To divest or deprive of confidence or courage

To cause to become physically weaker

To decrease or reduce in sensitivity

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To emotionally or mentally upset or alarm someone

cause someone to lose their composure

demoralize^US

terrorize^US

appall^US

demoralise^UK

appal^UK

terrorise^UK

put someone off their stroke

stop someone in their tracks

rock

psych

bully

knock the stuffing out of

set someone back on their heels

scare the bejesus out of

scare the living daylights out of

put someone off their stride

make one's hair stand on end

give someone the heebie-jeebies

scandalize^US

put out of countenance

make someone scratch their head

scandalise^UK

make teeth chatter

boggle the mind

give someone grief

make one's blood run cold

take your breath away

throw into a tizzy

cause to be at a stand

tyrannize^US

paralyse^UK

traumatize^US

give someone goose pimples

paralyze^US

tyrannise^UK

put the fear of God into

agonize^US

scare someone out of their wits

throw into a blue funk

traumatise^UK

agonise^UK

make someone jump out of their skin

make someone's hair stand on end

make someone's blood run cold

push around

tick off

throw into a fright

pull the rug from under

pull the rug out from under

knock over

make a scene

push buttons

hurt somebody's feelings

spring on

blow your mind

give a hard time

give someone the blues

take the wind out of your sails

knock over with feather

destabilize^US

galvanize^US

destabilise^UK

make one's flesh creep

give one the creeps

chill to the marrow

make restless

blind someone with something

galvanise^UK

scare someone half to death

scare the pants off of

make someone jump out of his skin

fill with consternation

pressurize^US

make someone laugh out of the other side of their mouth

make someone laugh on the other side of their face

antagonize^US

tantalize^US

tantalise^UK

antagonise^UK

mess with someone's head

give someone the hump

raise someone's eyebrows

shake out of your complacency

hit like ton of bricks

pressurise^UK

use strong-arm tactics on

balk^US

baulk^UK

take steam out

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

silly

upset the applecart

scare the daylights out of

make somebody's hackles rise

put someone's nose out of joint

ruffle one's feathers

make one's heart bleed

reluct

drive round the twist

get your hackles up

besiege

fear

get up someone's nose

bring tears to your eyes

break someone's heart

abuse

rattle someone's cage

criticize^US

breathe down someone's neck

be a pain in the neck

dishonour^UK

be a thorn in someone's side

put into a funk

cast a gloom upon

criticise^UK

dishonor^US

rub you up the wrong way

set one's teeth on edge

be a thorn in someone's flesh

get a rise out of

snow under

put in a spot

make someone want to throw up

drive you up the wall

go to your head

put on the spot

try the patience of

break someone's spirit

lie heavy on someone's mind

weigh heavy on someone's mind

cast a gloom on

start

overcharge

get on the wrong side of

make an enemy of somebody

umbrage

mess

weigh heavily on one's mind

dampen someone's spirit

knock the wind out of

drive you to distraction

stroke someone's hair the wrong way

defeat

resent

set someone's teeth on edge

weigh heavily on someone's mind

niggle at

grind at

mess with

push someon's buttons

drive you round the twist

drive you round the bend

chill off

make someone feel nauseous

carp

get even

drive you off your head

cause to lose your bearings

exhaust someone's patience

drive you out of your mind

make somebody's blood boil

drive out of mind

quibble

give a zinger

give the cold shoulder

shatter the illusions of

burst bubble

dampen the spirits of

tread on someone's toes

make severe demands on

put a strain on

get on someone's case

hit like a ton of bricks

bring pressure to bear on

make someone feel sick

make a big thing out of

make a big thing of

make someone's stomach rise

make a monkey of

put in a hole

abominate

cause to feel nauseous

make a mountain out of a molehill

victimize^US

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

sweep someone off their feet

invigorate^US

energize^US

cause to feel emotional strain

overdo

cause to feel mental strain

harsh someone's mellow

bear down

make someone's heart bleed

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

fix someone's wagon

put away

smirch

take down a peg or two

shoot down

squelch

make eat dirt

force to eat humble pie

have an adverse effect on

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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

paralyse^UK

paralyze^US

unstring

undermine one's confidence

put someone off their stroke

sap the confidence of

appall^US

appal^UK

dampen the spirits of

break one's heart

put a damper on

cause to lose heart

dampen someone's hopes

take the wind out of your sails

cause to lose hope

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“Again, he chuckled as if this whole train of events was nothing but some outrageous mischief meant to unnerve me.”

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To cause to become physically weaker

immobilise^UK

immobilize^US

paralyse^UK

paralyze^US

wear oneself to a shadow

run into the ground

consume

wear oneself to a frazzle

depress

confine to bed

confine to a wheelchair

bring someone to their knees

remove the sting from

bring to a standstill

throw monkey wrench in

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To decrease or reduce in sensitivity

dull

numb

desensitise^UK

desensitize^US

tranquilize^US

paralyse^UK

paralyze^US

anesthetize^US

immobilize^US

cauterize^US

immobilise^UK

cauterise^UK

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