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verstören (v.t.)
   to distress, perturb, rattle, unsettle
verstört (adj/p. part.)
   disconcerted, dazed, rattled, perturbed; concerned; distracted, unhinged, scared, shell-shocked, distraught

Apple verstört Nutzer mit Big-Brother-Handy: Das iPhone weiß, wo du letzten Sommer warst.
Apple unsettles users with its Big Brother cell phone: The iPhone knows where you were last summer.
UN-Generalsekretär Ban Ki Moon hat sich "tief verstört" über die Gewalt gegen Demonstranten in Syrien geäußert.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon stated that he was "deeply concerned" about the violence against demonstrators in Syria.
Der Hund ist noch ein bisschen verstört, aber ansonsten körperlich unversehrt.
The dog is still a little bit shell-shocked, but otherwise physically unharmed.

Related:
stören (v.t.) to disturb
zerstören (v.t.) to destroy
die Verstörung disturbed state, (mental) confusion
bestürzt (adj/adv) filled with consternation, in consternation
durcheinander (adj/adv) indiscriminately; confused, mixed up
erschüttert (adj/adv) shaken up, shattered, upset

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