“I think that Germany's duty is, above all, not to assume an attitude which would first introduce great disquiet in the ranks of her own population.”

Noun

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A state of disapproval or feeling of unfulfillment

dissatisfaction

disfavour^UK

disfavor^US

chip on your shoulder

being rubbed up the wrong way

ill-humor

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Noun

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A feeling of general bodily discomfort, fatigue, or unpleasantness, often at the onset of illness

hemorrhage^US

haemorrhage^UK

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Noun

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Intense sorrow, especially caused by someone's death

dark night of the soul

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Noun

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A loud commotion, disturbance or activity

furore^UK

furor^US

clamour^UK

clamor^US

alarums and excursions

all hell broken loose

clangor^US

clangour^UK

all hell breaking loose

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Noun

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The quality of being unstable

a tendency to blow hot and cold

tendency to blow hot and cold

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Verb

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To bother or cause unease to one's mental or emotional state

appall^US

appal^UK

agonize^US

agonise^UK

terrorize^US

demoralize^US

demoralise^UK

terrorise^UK

make waves

excite

put someone off their stroke

cause someone to lose their composure

hurt somebody's feelings

scare the bejesus out of

paralyse^UK

traumatize^US

paralyze^US

tantalize^US

tantalise^UK

traumatise^UK

set someone back on their heels

fill with fear

flip out

cause anxiety

pull the rug from under

scare away

give someone goose pimples

mither

pull the rug out from under

make one's hair stand on end

give someone the heebie-jeebies

scare off

make teeth chatter

eat away at

weigh heavily on one's mind

rub up the wrong way

knock out

get on your wick

put the fear of God into

turn off

cause offense

make one's blood run cold

give someone the hump

mess with someone's head

get your back up

get under your skin

make someone jump out of their skin

be a pain in the neck

get in your hair

mix up

cause concern to

be a thorn in someone's side

make someone's blood run cold

destabilize^US

destabilise^UK

scare the daylights out of

make someone scratch their head

weigh heavily on someone's mind

lie heavy on someone's mind

weigh heavy on someone's mind

stop someone in their tracks

cause to panic

make somebody's hackles rise

try your patience

ruffle one's feathers

get your dander up

make your blood boil

be a thorn in someone's flesh

get up someone's nose

be a weight on one's mind

give someone a fright

chill someone's blood

frighten the living daylights out of

make flesh crawl

make someone's hair curl

scandalize^US

antagonize^US

scandalise^UK

antagonise^UK

raise someone's eyebrows

dash

completely surprise

shake out of your complacency

take the wind out of your sails

hit like ton of bricks

scare someone out of their wits

scare the living daylights out of

throw into a blue funk

throw into a fright

make one's flesh creep

give one the creeps

scare someone half to death

fill with consternation

drive round the twist

breathe down someone's neck

go on at

drive crazy

get down

put someone off their stride

tee off

cause to be at a stand

pressurize^US

pressurise^UK

balk^US

baulk^UK

put out of countenance

make things hot for someone

make it hot for someone

give someone the pip

suffer

muse

labour^UK

labor^US

victimize^US

breath down someone's neck

victimise^UK

bring pressure to bear on

drive you up the wall

give the needle

peck at

rattle someone's cage

hit where one lives

be on the back of

put someone's nose out of joint

make someone laugh on the other side of their face

make self-conscious

make someone laugh out of the other side of their mouth

befog

play dirty

get on someone's back

cause someone distress

exhaust someone's patience

be a weight on someone's mind

monopolize^US

enthral^UK

be on pins and needles

be antsy

be anxious

enthrall^US

consume

monopolise^UK

have ants in one's pants

be like a cat on hot bricks

tyrannize^US

satirize^US

cause to feel emotional strain

cause to feel mental strain

press the panic button

tyrannise^UK

rule with an iron hand

rule with a rod of iron

satirise^UK

get on someone's case

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“His talking and praying would only disquiet her mind, and probably hasten her departure.”

Verb

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To antagonize or cause feelings of bitterness

antagonise^UK

antagonize^US

“One of the officers on duty, hoping, undoubtedly, to disquiet him, asked him if he had not taken part with the late Duke of Buckingham in the death of the King, his father.”

Verb

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To make a strong, lasting, or favorable impression on