Stagger
STAGGER, verb transitive
1. To reel; to vacillate; to move to one side and the other in standing or walking; not to stand or walk with steadiness.
Deep was the wound; he staggerd with the blow.
2. To fail; to cease to stand firm; to begin to give way.
The enemy staggers.
3. To hesitate; to begin to doubt and waver in purpose; to become less confident or determined.
Abraham staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief. Romans 4:20.
STAGGER, verb transitive
1. To cause to reel.
2. To cause to doubt and waver; to make to hesitate; to make less steady or confident; to shock.
Whoever will read the story of this war, will find himself much staggered.
When a prince fails in honor and justice, it is enough to stagger his people in their allegiance.