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noun • an unhappy and worried mental state • the act of disturbing the mind or body • a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning • a tool used to thicken or spread metal (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging • the act of upsetting something • an improbable and unexpected victory adjective satellite • afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief • thrown into a state of disarray or confusion • used of an unexpected defeat of a team favored to win • mildly physically distressed • having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom verb • disturb the balance or stability of • cause to lose one's composure • move deeply • cause to overturn from an upright or normal position • form metals with a swage • defeat suddenly and unexpectedly | ||||||||
| 21% | 9 | Defeats the dragon Fafnir alongside Sigurd | ||||||
noun • a Valkyrie or a queen in the Nibelungenlied who loved the hero Siegfried; when he deceived her she had him killed and then committed suicide | ||||||||
| 21% | 9 | Person who defeats an enemy in a battle or war | ||||||
noun • someone who is victorious by force of arms | ||||||||
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