What is another word for afflict ?

To cause (someone) pain, suffering or distress

agonise^UK

agonize^US

tyrannize^US

tyrannise^UK

traumatize^US

tantalize^US

tantalise^UK

traumatise^UK

victimize^US

victimise^UK

make someone scratch their head

hurt somebody's feelings

terrorize^US

make one's heart bleed

press down on

obsess

muse

labor^US

labour^UK

terrorise^UK

cause someone distress

mess with someone's head

sweat out

drive round the bend

be on your back

weigh heavily on one's mind

lead someone a merry dance

weigh heavily on someone's mind

niggle at

knock the wind out of

lie heavy on someone's mind

weigh heavy on someone's mind

make severe demands on

take the heart out of

brutalize^US

brutalise^UK

give someone the hump

appal^UK

pressurize^US

be a pain in the neck

mix up

be a thorn in someone's side

appall^US

make someone want to throw up

make someone feel nauseous

make your gorge rise

disorder

give someone the works

cause to feel emotional strain

overdo

cause to feel mental strain

pressurise^UK

breathe down someone's neck

carp at

make somebody's hackles rise

get on someone's case

put someone off their stroke

drive round the twist

bustle

put down

set someone back on their heels

antagonize^US

cause someone to lose their composure

antagonise^UK

put someone off their stride

cause to be at a stand

criticize^US

balk^US

baulk^UK

criticise^UK

put out of countenance

make things hot for someone

make it hot for someone

give someone the pip

scare to death

make one's blood run cold

ruffle one's feathers

get on someone's back

make one's hair stand on end

scare away

curdle the blood

get up someone's nose

breath down someone's neck

scandalize^US

paralyse^UK

be a weight on one's mind

entice

titillate

try your patience

be a thorn in someone's flesh

paralyze^US

rattle someone's cage

hit where one lives

rub the wrong way

be on the back of

put someone's nose out of joint

raise your hackles

be a weight on someone's mind

scandalise^UK

make someone laugh on the other side of their face

take the wind out of your sails

make self-conscious

make someone laugh out of the other side of their mouth

bring pressure to bear on

mess with

knock props out

be in someone's hair

drive you up the wall

fill with consternation

pull the rug from under

exhaust someone's patience

pull the rug out from under

scare the bejesus out of

give someone goose pimples

give one the creeps

scare someone out of their wits

get the wind up

throw into a fright

throw into a panic

scare the living daylights out of

make someone jump out of their skin

make one's flesh creep

put the fear of God into

chill to the marrow

scare the pants off

scare someone half to death

give someone the heebie-jeebies

throw into a blue funk

stop someone in their tracks

maze

make a big thing out of

make a big thing of

make a meal of

make a mountain out of a molehill

get one's comeuppance

take down

belittle

make someone eat humble pie

keep someone hanging on

make your mouth water

use strong-arm tactics on

scare the daylights out of

monopolize^US

enthral^UK

enthrall^US

monopolise^UK

satirize^US

rule with an iron hand

rule with a rod of iron

bring someone to their knees

press the panic button

satirise^UK

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“A vast array of social problems afflict a country so recently traumatized by war.”

Verb

throw a spanner in the works of

(usually of a disease or condition) To affect adversely

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

destabilize^US

jeopardize^US

put out of commission

jeopardise^UK

throw a monkey wrench into

destabilise^UK

vandalize^US

vandalise^UK

paralyse^UK

paralyze^US

traumatize^US

discolour^UK

discolor^US

traumatise^UK

dishonour^UK

dishonor^US

hospitalize^US

drive a nail into the coffin of

hospitalise^UK

be disadvantageous to

immobilize^US

immobilise^UK

be a blot on the landscape

color^US

colour^UK

have a negative effect on

pull the rug out from under

score

scrape

cause the loss of

cause the sacrifice of

stigmatize^US

rain on someone's parade

bring to a standstill

throw monkey wrench in

stigmatise^UK

knock the bottom out of

confine to a wheelchair

scandalize^US

scandalise^UK

drag through the mire

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Verb

To diminish the confidence or courage of

take the wind out of your sails

appal^UK

appall^US

dampen the spirits of

break one's heart

put a damper on

cause to lose heart

dampen someone's hopes

give someone the blues

bring tears to your eyes

bum out

knock the stuffing out of

harsh someone's mellow

dampen spirits

throw cold water on

pour cold water on

make someone's heart bleed

make someone fed up

break someone's spirit

break someone's heart

bear down

make one's heart bleed

terrorize^US

terrorise^UK

destabilize^US

destabilise^UK

paralyse^UK

paralyze^US

pull the rug from under

pull the rug out from under

fill with consternation

put someone off their stroke

throw into a tizz

blind someone with something

take your breath away

cause someone to lose their composure

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Verb

To cause a profound effect

make an impression on

colour^UK

mold^US

color^US

mould^UK

tug at your heartstrings

exert an influence on

categorise^UK

categorize^US

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beat the living daylights out of

To take violent or aggressive action against

belabour^UK

terrorize^US

terrorise^UK

belabor^US

conduct an offensive on

give someone a beating

take somebody or something by storm

annex^US

colonise^UK

parasitize^US

burglarize^US

colonize^US

annexe^UK

parasitise^UK

burglarise^UK

spread like wildfire over

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Verb

put someone in their place

To punish (in order to bring about improvement in behavior, attitude, etc)

dishonour^UK

dishonor^US

take down a peg or two

make someone eat crow

bastardize^US

bastardise^UK

make someone eat humble pie

stigmatize^US

take the wind out of your sails

stigmatise^UK

settle someone's hash

disfavor^US

disfavour^UK

drag through the mire

have the last laugh on

scandalize^US

minimize^US

minimise^UK

scandalise^UK

lower someone's status

lower someone's dignity

put away

strike dumb

make uncomfortable

make someone feel ashamed

abandon one's principles

force to eat humble pie

knock the stuffing out of

kick in the teeth

let wind out of sails

get under control

play down

cause to feel small

put out of countenance

brutalize^US

dehumanize^US

dehumanise^UK

brutalise^UK

ruin the reputation of

pooh-pooh

destroy someone's credibility

detract from

bring into disfavour

damage someone's reputation

blacken someone's name

criticize^US

criticise^UK

trivialize^US

trivialise^UK

marginalize^US

marginalise^UK

blacken the reputation of

pummel^US

sully the reputation of

conduct a smear campaign against

pummelled^UK

damage the reputation of

find fault with

label

drag someone's name through the mud

demonize^US

demonise^UK

run a smear campaign against

write false reports about

muddy the reputation of

take a swipe at

drag someone's name through the mire

look down one's nose at

cast in a bad light

harm the reputation of

sully someone's reputation

mark wrong

spread tales about

drag name through mud

blacken the character of

categorize^US

categorise^UK

blemish the reputation of

tarnish the reputation of

ostracise^UK

ostracize^US

treat disrespectfully

become a stain of the escutcheon of

become a blot of the escutcheon of

call names

hurt somebody's feelings

give something a bad press

tell someone to get lost

give someone the brush-off

cold-shoulder

cast aside

look right through someone

give the cold shoulder to

sweep aside

take advantage of

do the dirty on

injure the reputation of

cast aspersion

taint someone's name

blacken someone's character

stain someone's good name

accuse falsely

sully someone's name

tarnish someone's name

bring a charge against

hold at fault

bring a case against

lay charges against

bring someone to trial

prefer charges against

bring charges against

give someone a mouthful

call to task

give someone a telling-off

give someone a wigging

give a rocket

pull up

give someone what for

give comeuppance

read the riot act

haul over the coals

give someone a dressing-down

give someone some stick

give someone an earful

give someone a rollicking

rap over the knuckles

give someone a rating

give someone a roasting

express disapproval of

pooh pooh

shoot full of holes

sour grapes

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Verb

knock into the middle of next week

To hit or strike with force

pummel^US

pummelled^UK

belabour^UK

belabor^US

give someone a good hiding

give someone a hiding

whap

maul

beat the living daylights out of

give someone a drubbing

give someone a beating

bump

knock around

give someone a good beating

give someone a good drubbing

give someone a hot bottom

put over one's knee

make someone feel the back of one's hand

jump down one's throat

brutalize^US

brutalise^UK

pulverize^US

pulverise^UK

victimize^US

come into collision with

victimise^UK

dust someone's britches

give the cat o'nine tails

give someone a licking

put someone over your knee

warm someone's bottom

knock someone's lights out

beat someone's brains out

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Verb

To spread or pervade throughout

instil^UK

instill^US

be disseminated through

colour^UK

color^US

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Verb

have someone on the carpet

To punish or reprimand (someone) for a fault or crime

penalise^UK

penalize^US

criticize^US

rap over the knuckles

criticise^UK

remonstrate with

blast

tell off

give someone a dressing-down

give someone a roasting

give someone a wigging

mete out punishment to

give someone a caning

give someone an earful

give someone a mouthful

give someone a telling-off

let someone have it

give someone a bollocking

have a go at

lace into

give someone what for

give someone hell

tear off a strip

give someone a row

give someone a rollicking

give someone a rating

come down on like a ton of bricks

give someone some stick

send someone away with a flea in their ear

take disciplinary action against

pummel^US

pummelled^UK

give a piece of one's mind

give someone the works

give something a going-over

award a penalty against

belabor^US

belabour^UK

rap someone the knuckles

jump down one's throat

give someone a bad press

kick up a stink about

stigmatize^US

stigmatise^UK

give something a bad press

express disapproval of

ostracise^UK

ostracize^US

put someone on the hot seat

put someone on the griddle

give a tongue-lashing

moralise^UK

moralize^US

satirize^US

satirise^UK

bite someone's head off

snap someone's head off

dishonor^US

dishonour^UK

jump down someone's throat

have words with

tear someone a new one

give someone a dressing down

give someone a telling off

minimize^US

blacken someone's reputation

rap across the knuckles

give someone a carpeting

give something a battering

send someone away with a flea in his

minimise^UK

make a protest against

complain vociferously about

disagree violently with

oppose strongly

put up a fight against

kick against

complain bitterly about

take a stand against

speak out against

kick up

take great exception to

sermonize^US

sermonise^UK

complain vehemently about

beef about

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