stagger
Webster 1828
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