To suddenly embarrass somebody and throw him off balance: “When they told him what she had said about him, it certainly did ________ him.”
| UPSET | 324 |
| FLOOR | 162 |
| THROW | 135 |
| SHOCK | 58 |
| THROW HIM FOR A LOOP | 38 |
| SHAKE HIM UP | 34 |
| NR | 31 |
| EMBARRASS | 27 |
| SURPRISE | 25 |
| KNOCK HIM FOR A LOOP | 22 |
| SHAKE | 19 |
| HURT | 18 |
| FLUSTER | 14 |
| ANNOY | 11 |
| CATCH HIM OFF GUARD | 11 |
| GET HIS GOAT | 11 |
| DISTURB | 10 |
| MAKE HIM MAD | 9 |
| CONFUSE | 8 |
| FLABBERGAST | 7 |
| GET | 7 |
| KNOCK HIM OFF HIS FEET | 7 |
| UNNERVE | 7 |
| BOTHER | 6 |
| BURN HIM UP | 6 |
| STUN | 6 |
| BOWL HIM OVER | 5 |
| BUG | 5 |
| HURT HIS FEELINGS | 5 |
| JAR | 5 |
| SET HIM BACK | 5 |
| TAKE HIM BY SURPRISE | 5 |
| DUMBFOUND | 4 |
| FLIP | 4 |
| ASTONISH | 3 |
| EXCITE | 3 |
| GET OFF WITH | 3 |
| HIT | 3 |
| KNOCK HIM OFF BALANCE | 3 |
| KNOCK HIM OFF HIS PINS | 3 |
| OFFEND | 3 |
| RILE | 3 |
| SEND HIM FOR A LOOP | 3 |
| THROW HIM FOR A LOSS | 3 |
| THROW HIM FOR A ROLL | 3 |
| WORRY | 3 |
| AFFECT | 2 |
| AMAZE | 2 |
| ANGER | 2 |
| BLUFF | 2 |
| BURN | 2 |
| CATCH HIM BY SURPRISE | 2 |
| DISTRESS | 2 |
| FAZE | 2 |
| FRUSTRATE | 2 |
| FUSS | 2 |
| GET AWAY WITH | 2 |
| GET NEXT TO | 2 |
| GET TO | 2 |
| GRAVEL | 2 |
| HACK | 2 |
| HIT HIM HARD | 2 |
| HUMILIATE | 2 |
| KNOCK | 2 |
| KNOCK HIM OFF HIS HUNKERS | 2 |
| KNOCK HIM OFF HIS ROCKER | 2 |
| KNOCK HIM OUT | 2 |
| KNOCK THE PINS OUT FROM UNDER | 2 |
| MAKE HIM ANGRY | 2 |
| MAKE HIM BLUSH | 2 |
| PISS HIM OFF | 2 |
| PROVOKE | 2 |
| SHAKE UP | 2 |
| SHAME | 2 |
| SLAY | 2 |
| STUMP | 2 |
| TAKE HIM ABACK | 2 |
| TAKE HIM OFF HIS FEET | 2 |
| THROW FOR A LOOP | 2 |
| THROW HIM A CURVE | 2 |
| THROW HIM OFF | 2 |
| THROW HIM OFF BALANCE | 2 |
| VEX | 2 |
| ASTOUND | 1 |
| BEWILDER | 1 |
| CATCH HIM UNAWARES | 1 |
| CATCH HIM WITH HIS PANTS DOWN | 1 |
| CATCH OFF BALANCE | 1 |
| CHAGRIN | 1 |
| COOLED | 1 |
| CROSS | 1 |
| CUT HIM UP | 1 |
| DASH | 1 |
| DAZE | 1 |
| DEFLATE | 1 |
| DID HIM IN | 1 |
| DISAPPOINT | 1 |
| DISCOMBOBERATE | 1 |
| DISCOMBOBULATE | 1 |
| DISCOMBOOBELATE | 1 |
| DISCONCERT | 1 |
| DISPLEASE | 1 |
| EMBARRASS HIM TO DEATH | 1 |
| FLATTEN | 1 |
| FLEW IN A RAGE | 1 |
| FLIP HIS LID | 1 |
| FLUNK | 1 |
| FLUSTERATE | 1 |
| FLUSTRATE | 1 |
| FREAK HIM OUT | 1 |
| FRET | 1 |
| GET HEPPED | 1 |
| GIVE HIM A JOLT | 1 |
| GOOF HIM UP | 1 |
| HARM | 1 |
| HE GOT INTO A TIZZY | 1 |
| HE SURE BECAME FUSSED | 1 |
| HE WAS NONPLUSSED | 1 |
| HE WAS WOOLGATHERED | 1 |
| HE WENT INTO A TAILSPIN | 1 |
| HIM FOR A LOOP | 1 |
| I FEEL REAL HEPPED UP | 1 |
| IF THERE HAD BEEN A HOLE HE’D HAVE DROPPED THROUGH IT | 1 |
| INSULT | 1 |
| IRK | 1 |
| IRRITATE | 1 |
| JOLT | 1 |
| KILL HIS SOUL | 1 |
| KNOCK HIM BACK | 1 |
| KNOCK HIM FOR A FALL | 1 |
| KNOCK HIM FOR A ROLL | 1 |
| KNOCK HIM FOR LOOP | 1 |
| KNOCK HIM OFF | 1 |
| KNOCK HIM OFF HIS HOOK | 1 |
| KNOCK HIM OFF THE LIMB | 1 |
| KNOCK HIM OVER | 1 |
| KNOCK HIS PINS OUT FROM UNDER HIM | 1 |
| KNOCK THE PROPS OUT FROM UNDER HIM | 1 |
| LEAVE HIM UP IN THE AIR | 1 |
| LET HIM DOWN | 1 |
| MAKE HIM FEEL CHEAP | 1 |
| MAKE HIM FEEL LIKE A FOOL | 1 |
| MAKE HIM LOSE HIS COOL | 1 |
| MAKE HIM SHAME | 1 |
| MAKE HIS FACE TURN RED | 1 |
| MORTIFY | 1 |
| MOW OVER | 1 |
| NONPLUS | 1 |
| OVERCOME | 1 |
| OVERWHELM | 1 |
| PEEVE | 1 |
| PLAGUE | 1 |
| PLAGUE OUT | 1 |
| PUT HIM INTO A TAILSPIN | 1 |
| PUT HIM OUT | 1 |
| PUT HIM OUT ON HIS EAR | 1 |
| RATTLE | 1 |
| RILE HIM UP | 1 |
| ROCK HIM BACK ON HIS HEELS | 1 |
| RUFFLE HIS FEATHERS | 1 |
| SEND HIM OUT OF HIS MIND | 1 |
| SET BACK | 1 |
| SET HIM ABACK | 1 |
| SET HIM BACK A PEG | 1 |
| SET HIM DOWN | 1 |
| SET HIM ON HIS EAR | 1 |
| SHOCK THE BRITCHES OFF | 1 |
| SHRIVEL | 1 |
| SHUT HIM UP | 1 |
| SINK | 1 |
| SQUELCH | 1 |
| STARTLE | 1 |
| STIR HIM UP | 1 |
| STOP | 1 |
| STOP HIM IN HIS TRACKS | 1 |
| STRIKE | 1 |
| STYMIE | 1 |
| TAKE HIM OFF GUARD | 1 |
| TAKE HIS BREATH AWAY | 1 |
| TAKE HIS COOL | 1 |
| TEAR HIM UP | 1 |
| THROW FOR A LOSS | 1 |
| THROW HIM OFF GUARD | 1 |
| THROW OFF BALANCE | 1 |
| TRIP | 1 |
| TURN HIS FACE RED | 1 |
| UNBALANCE | 1 |
| UNDERMINE | 1 |
| UNSADDLE | 1 |
| UPSET HIM AWFUL | 1 |
| UPSET HIS APPLE CART | 1 |
| UPSET HIS NERVES | 1 |
| WORK | 1 |
| WOUND | 1 |
DARE Data Summary by Dictionary of American Regional English (DARE) is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.