“I felt saddened by his description of himself as a "Nellie old queen," and I felt even more saddened that I had been thinking the same thing about him.”

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Past tense for to cause to feel sorrow

depressed

brought tears to your eyes

demoralized^US

demoralised^UK

agonized^US

agonised^UK

knocked the stuffing out of

given someone the blues

gave someone the blues

knocked the wind out of

harshed one's mellow

spoilt^UK

spoiled^US

bedevilled^UK

bedeviled^US

harshed someone's mellow

broke someone's heart

broken someone's heart

tugged at your heartstrings

took the heart out of

taken the heart out of

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“Beyond the tragedy of a brave man's death two aspects of this case sadden me.”

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Past tense for to fill with distress or alarm

demoralised^UK

demoralized^US

terrorised^UK

terrorized^US

paralysed^UK

paralyzed^US

filled with consternation

hurt somebody's feelings

agonized^US

agonised^UK

tantalized^US

tantalised^UK

traumatized^US

dampened the spirits of

shattered the illusions of

pushed the buttons of

traumatised^UK

taken the wind out of your sails

took the wind out of your sails

scared the bejesus out of

put the fear of God into

cowed

beset

made one's hair stand on end

awed

put someone off their stroke

provoked

scared stiff

scared the living daylights out of

made one's blood run cold

scared someone out of their wits

made one's flesh creep

bedevilled^UK

bedeviled^US

scared the pants off of

made someone jump out of their skin

frightened out of your wits

frightened to death

frightened the living daylights out of

curdled the blood

curdles the blood

thrown into a blue funk

threw into a blue funk

setted someone back on their heels

pulled the rug from under

pulled the rug out from under

chilled to the marrow

freaked

stupefied

scared the daylights out of

gave someone goose pimples

given someone goose pimples

scared someone half to death

stricken terror in

struck terror in

scared the hell out of

scared the life out of

paralysed with fear

filled with panic

made someone jump out of his skin

frightened the life out of

sent into a cold sweat

stampeded

made someone shake in their shoes

made jump

frightened someone out of their wits

gave someone the heebie-jeebies

given someone the heebie-jeebies

given someone a fright

gave someone a fright

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Past tense for to discourage someone by removing their enthusiasm or courage

demoralised^UK

demoralized^US

gave someone the blues

given someone the blues

made downhearted

knocked the stuffing out of

dampened the spirits of

taken the wind out of your sails

took the wind out of your sails

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Past tense for to influence, usually emotionally

biased^US

biassed^UK

made an impression on

tugged at your heartstrings

went to your head

gone to your head

turned someone's head

Verb

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Past tense for to make or become angry, unhappy, or gloomy

Verb

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Past tense for to despair and lose hope or confidence

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