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Verb

Present participle for to offend the modesty or values of

Present participle for speak to or treat with disrespect or scornful abuse

Present participle for to deliberately make (someone) annoyed or angry

Present participle for to show contempt for

Present participle for to shock or be shocked by improper behaviour

Present participle for to mock or condemn

Present participle for to throw into a state of self-conscious distress

Present participle for to express contempt for (laws, rules, etc.

Present participle for to come face to face with (someone) with hostile or argumentative intent

Present participle for be constantly or visibly anxious

Present participle for to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults

Present participle for to enter into contest or conflict with

Extremely offensive and insulting

Causing anger or another strong reaction, especially deliberately

(of language) Offensive or vulgar

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Present participle for to offend the modesty or values of

criticising^UK

criticizing^US

giving the cold shoulder

hitting where one lives

put somebody's nose out of joint

hurting someone's feelings

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

hurting somebody's feelings

eating at

making unhappy

gnawing at

putting someone's back up

rubbing the wrong way

pushing the buttons of

hurting the feelings of

hurting one's feelings

putting someone's nose out of joint

rubbing up the wrong way

rankling with

treading on someone's toes

giving offence

hacking off

hacking someone off

getting someone's goat

breaking the heart of

making your heart bleed

bedeviling^US

bedevilling^UK

tantalizing^US

tantalising^UK

causing discomfort to

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“He finally ventured forth, hungering to know more about her, yet dreading to affront her with his unseemly curiosity.”

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Present participle for speak to or treat with disrespect or scornful abuse

libelling^UK

libeling^US

calling someone names

casting aspersions on

dishonoring^US

treating disrespectfully

giving someone the cold-shoulder

hurting someone's feelings

cutting to the quick

stepping on one's toes

doing an injustice to

bad mouthing

doing injury to

doing a disservice to

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Present participle for to deliberately make (someone) annoyed or angry

getting on one's nerves

putting someone out

getting on someone's nerves

getting someone's back up

getting under one's skin

hacking off

sending into a rage

trying someone's patience

hacking someone off

making angry

rubbing up the wrong way

trying one's patience

working into lather

giving someone the hump

making blood boil

making someone's blood boil

putting someone's back up

stirring up

winding up

getting a rise out of

getting in someone's hair

rubbing the wrong way

setting one off

setting on

taking a rise out of

getting across someone

making waves

putting out

hitting where one lives

getting on your nerves

rattling someone's cage

ruffling someone's feathers

getting under someone's skin

getting someone's goat

trying your patience

making someone see red

putting your back up

giving someone the pip

getting under your skin

rubbing you up the wrong way

eating away at

appalling

putting someone's nose out of joint

bedeviling^US

bedevilling^UK

causing resentment to

sticking in one's craw

getting on nerves

driving to distraction

disaffecting

discontenting

making sore

getting someone's dander up

losing one's temper

winding somebody up

driving you up the wall

getting your back up

getting on somebody's nerves

getting your hackles up

getting in your hair

driving bananas

riling up

driving round the bend

getting on your wick

setting one's teeth on edge

eating up

getting your dander up

driving round the twist

rubbing one the wrong way

making someone's hackles rise

getting on someone's wick

getting up someone's nose

making your blood boil

making your hackles rise

asking for it

rousing

trying the patience of

ruffling one's feathers

driving you to distraction

driving you round the bend

driving you round the twist

putting on the spot

driving you off your head

driving out of mind

making somebody's blood boil

driving you out of your mind

driving somebody up the wall

becoming covered with condensation

becoming misted

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Present participle for to show contempt for

treating disrespectfully

giving someone the brush-off

giving the cold shoulder

showing disrespect

showing disrespect for

shrugging off

sneezing at

taking no notice of

giving someone the go-by

giving the cold shoulder to

not giving time of day

treating with contempt

ostracizing^US

ostracising^UK

looking right through

giving the brushoff

looking coldly upon

putting the chill on

giving someone a slap in the face

having nothing to do with

turning one's back on

leaving out in the cold

telling someone where to get off

giving a wide berth to

handing someone the frozen mitt

evading

discouraging

resisting

paying no attention to

keeping at a distance

keeping at arm's length

looking straight through

giving somebody the cold shoulder

sending someone to Coventry

not taking into account

pretending not to see

looking straight through someone

keeping one's distance from

looking the other way

turning up one's nose

placing an embargo on

putting an embargo on

refusing to employ

considering undesirable

putting on hit list

giving thumbs down to

telling someone to get lost

not touching

shying from

giving a wide berth

keeping your distance from

putting in one's place

giving someone the push

kicking someone in the teeth

scoffing at

giving someone the big E

swearing off

giving someone the air

having nothing more to do with

breaking with

binning off

giving someone the elbow

turning your nose up at

turning nose up at

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Present participle for to shock or be shocked by improper behaviour

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Present participle for to mock or condemn

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Present participle for to throw into a state of self-conscious distress

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Present participle for to express contempt for (laws, rules, etc.

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Present participle for to come face to face with (someone) with hostile or argumentative intent

meeting eyeball-to-eyeball

coming face to face with

taking the bull by the horns

throwing down the gauntlet at

throwing down gauntlet

knocking chip off shoulder

stepping over the line

calling someone's bluff

sticking fast

taking a stand against

holding out against

hanging tough

treating with contempt

putting up a fight against

hurling defiance at

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Present participle for be constantly or visibly anxious

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Present participle for to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults

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Present participle for to enter into contest or conflict with

Adjective

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Extremely offensive and insulting

libellous^UK

libelous^US

unfavorable^US

dishonoring^US

despiteful

hateful

malicious

minimizing^US

minimising^UK

libeling^US

libelling^UK

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Adjective

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Causing anger or another strong reaction, especially deliberately

Adjective

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(of language) Offensive or vulgar

unsavory^US

unsavoury^UK

uncivilised^UK

uncivilized^US

colourful^UK

colorful^US

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