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Verb

Present participle for to offend the modesty or values of

Present participle for to bother or annoy someone

Present participle for to ignore or disregard contemptuously

Present participle for rebuff, ignore, or spurn disdainfully

Present participle for to mock or condemn

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 confront or come up against

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

making someone's hackles rise

putting someone's back up

ruffling someone's feathers

hurting someone's feelings

put somebody's nose out of joint

agonizing^US

libeling^US

libelling^UK

dishonoring^US

agonising^UK

hurting somebody's feelings

rubbing the wrong way

causing a few raised eyebrows amongst

causing raised eyebrows

raising eyebrows amongst

pushing the buttons of

treating with contempt

hurting the feelings of

hurting one's feelings

treating contemptuously

making jokes about

rubbing up the wrong way

rankling with

giving offence

putting someone's nose out of joint

treading on someone's toes

getting someone's goat

putting someone to shame

taking the wind out

making someone eat humble pie

getting one's comeuppance

taking the piss out of

tantalising^UK

tantalizing^US

treating disrespectfully

cutting dead

slagging off

calling names

casting aspersions on

stepping on one's toes

calling someone names

throwing shade

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

Verb

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Present participle for to bother or annoy someone

bedeviling^US

bedevilling^UK

rubbing up the wrong way

driving up the wall

giving someone the hump

hacking you off

getting on your nerves

rubbing the wrong way

getting on one's nerves

getting across someone

wearing on

getting one's goat

sticking in one's craw

setting one's teeth on edge

getting in someone's hair

getting on someone's nerves

getting someone's back up

getting under your skin

trying one's patience

rubbing you up the wrong way

eating away at

putting your back up

making angry

getting a rise out of

putting someone's nose out of joint

making someone's blood boil

putting someone's back up

giving someone the pip

making someone see red

rattling someone's cage

ruffling someone's feathers

getting under someone's skin

getting someone's goat

causing resentment to

rubbing one the wrong way

dismaying

getting on nerves

driving to distraction

empurpling

working up

winding somebody up

driving you up the wall

getting your back up

getting on somebody's nerves

getting your hackles up

driving round the bend

getting on your wick

getting someone

getting your dander up

driving round the twist

getting someone's dander up

making someone's hackles rise

getting on someone's wick

getting up someone's nose

making your blood boil

getting under one's skin

hitting where one lives

setting one off

trying someone's patience

trying the patience of

making your hackles rise

ruffling one's feathers

driving you round the bend

shattering

driving you off your head

driving somebody up the wall

driving you to distraction

making somebody's blood boil

distracting

driving you round the twist

possessing

driving you out of your mind

becoming covered with condensation

becoming misted

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Present participle for to ignore or disregard contemptuously

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Present participle for rebuff, ignore, or spurn disdainfully

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Present participle for to mock or condemn

Verb

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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 confront or come up against

Adjective

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Extremely offensive and insulting

libellous^UK

libelous^US

unfavorable^US

dishonoring^US

minimizing^US

minimising^UK

libeling^US

libelling^UK

politically incorrect

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Adjective

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Causing anger or another strong reaction, especially deliberately

energizing^US

energising^UK

galvanizing^US

galvanising^UK

giving one food for thought

like a red rag to a bull

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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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