| VERB | emotion | untune, upset, discompose, disconcert, discomfit | cause to lose one's composure |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | untune | cause to be out of tune |
| Meaning | Cause to lose one's composure. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | upset, discompose, disconcert, discomfit | |
| Narrower | afflict | Cause great unhappiness for |
| bewilder, bemuse, discombobulate, throw | Cause to be confused / confused emotionally | |
| dissolve | Cause to lose control emotionally | |
| embarrass, abash | Cause to be embarrassed | |
| faze, unnerve, enervate, unsettle | disturb the composure of | |
| inhibit | Make (someone) self-conscious and as a result unable to act naturally | |
| pain, anguish, hurt | Cause emotional anguish / anguish or make miserable | |
| Broader | arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke | Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) |
| Spanish | confundir, desconcertar, molestar, perturbar, turbar | |
| Catalan | amoïnar, confondre, desconcertar, molestar, pertorbar, preocupar, torbar | |
| Meaning | Cause to be out of tune. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "Don't untune that string!" | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Opposite | tune, tune up | Adjust the pitches of (musical instruments) |
| Catalan | desafinar | |
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