as in distraught
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as in alarmed
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
don't talk about death, as it totally freaks me out
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as in melted down
to yield to mental or emotional stress
the landlady totally freaked out when she saw the dead body in the hall
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In fact, when a distraught Tom Hayward suddenly reappears, a content Mary is strolling in a local park on her own.
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Her son was too distraught to speak on Sunday.
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Those measures, however, have alarmed privacy advocates, who argue that age-gating the internet would affect all users — not just children.
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That’s alarmed the National Union of Healthcare Workers, which represents about 400 nurses and staff at two psychiatric hospitals in Sacramento.
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Most of the statue was melted down and reformed into musket balls, and several of these are on display in the opening section of the show across from four large intact pieces of the original.
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The Liberty Bell had survived the war—so far—without being melted down into musket balls by the British.
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As if the arc of history just naturally bends towards justice without aggrieved people putting pressure on it.
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When early goals by both teams were denied by offside calls, the aggrieved fans jeered and whistled — the equivalent of Chiefs fans booing pass interference against their guy.
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The location of the digging also could have disturbed another grave that may now be unmarked.
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Home to North America’s tallest mountain, Denali's six million acres of wilderness are disturbed by only one road.
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As the Yankees prepared to play on the United States’ 250th birthday, Ben Rice cracked a joke.
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The prospect of holding dry, cracked hands after dinner might persuade him that moisturizing under the table is the lesser offense.
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The movie follows Gugino as a grieving woman who takes in her troubled nephew, but their lives are upended when an otherworldly entity begins hunting him.
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Seeking a fresh start, Ellie moves into a house on Delaney Row hoping to leave her troubled past behind, only to discover that her new home is steeped in dark secrets and unsettling mysteries.
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But both are concerned as heck about their missing boy, Carter, who is having some growing-up issues with his parents.
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The mom added that she is concerned after claiming that no one from the camp told her about the incident.
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“Freaked-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freaked-out. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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