expression, ichidan verb
try to unsettle someone; throw off balance
Figuratively shake someone's mental or emotional stability, often through probing questions or psychological pressure.
面接官はわざと難しい質問で応募者を揺さぶりをかけた。
The interviewer deliberately tried to unsettle the applicant with difficult questions.
彼は冷
He was calm, but the opponent's provocation tried to throw him off balance.