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To irritate or upset, typically with repeated or unpleasant acts

To bring harm or injury to

To speak to or treat with disrespect or scornful abuse

Cause discomfort

To inspire boredom in a person

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To irritate or upset, typically with repeated or unpleasant acts

harass

aggravate

antagonise^UK

antagonize^US

give someone the hump

drive round the twist

get on someone's nerves

get someone's back up

make someone's hackles rise

put out

put someone's back up

raise someone's hackles

ruffle someone's feathers

make someone's blood boil

get in someone's hair

get under someone's skin

get up someone's nose

put someone's nose out of joint

rattle someone's cage

get across

get on someone's wick

get someone's dander up

agonize^US

agonise^UK

appal^UK

tantalize^US

tantalise^UK

appall^US

get on somebody's nerves

get up somebody's nose

try someone's patience

scandalize^US

drive you up the wall

victimize^US

terrorize^US

victimise^UK

make somebody's hackles rise

breathe down someone's neck

scandalise^UK

terrorise^UK

rub you up the wrong way

tyrannize^US

tyrannise^UK

take the mickey out of

hurt someone's feelings

satirize^US

criticize^US

be a thorn in someone's flesh

get someone's hackles up

make somebody's blood boil

demoralize^US

set one's teeth on edge

criticise^UK

put someone off their stroke

demoralise^UK

be a pain in the neck

sledge

slap

be a thorn in someone's side

make your hackles rise

satirise^UK

make things hot for someone

make it hot for someone

hurt somebody's feelings

prey on someone's mind

weigh heavily on one's mind

do someone's head in

put somebody's nose out of joint

get somebody's back up

get on the wrong side of

make an enemy of somebody

tell off

get on the wrong side of somebody

rattle someone's chain

put your nose out of joint

stroke someone's hair the wrong way

pressurize^US

put somebody's back up

breath down someone's neck

pressurise^UK

rub one the wrong way

traumatize^US

ruffle one's feathers

be disagreeable to

push the buttons of

call names

set your teeth on edge

be like a red rag to a bull

rasp one's nerves

lean on

push someon's buttons

set someone's teeth on edge

be on someone's back

make nervous

be on one's back

bring pressure to bear on

get on someone's back

make someone scratch their head

occupy someone's thoughts

mess with someone's head

lead someone a merry dance

traumatise^UK

drive you to distraction

be a weight on one's mind

rub somebody the wrong way

beleague

be bothered

rub somebody up the wrong way

weigh heavily on someone's mind

be a weight on someone's mind

drive you round the twist

drive you round the bend

give the cold shoulder

menace

make one's hackles rise

jump on one's case

give one the business

prey on your mind

put into a flap

cause someone to lose their composure

throw into a tizz

become bored

grate at

get on someone's case

exhaust someone's patience

drive you off your head

make demands on

make severe demands on

put off his or her stride

worst

make someone laugh on the other side of their face

make someone laugh out of the other side of their mouth

set someone back on their heels

take the wind out of someone's sails

dishonour^UK

drive you out of your mind

lie heavy on someone's mind

weigh heavy on someone's mind

be indisposed

be crook

drive somebody up the wall

turn one off

lose the affection of

dishonor^US

put out of countenance

brutalize^US

brutalise^UK

cause someone difficulty

tread on someone's toes

put someone to trouble

make someone go out of his way

get one's comeuppance

make someone eat humble pie

keep someone hanging on

make someone's mouth water

smoulder^UK

smolder^US

eat away at one's mind

rule with an iron hand

rule with a rod of iron

bring someone to their knees

to make matters worse

go from bad to worse

rub salt in the wounds

feed the fire

add fuel to the flames

knock the stuffing out of

scare the bejesus out of

paralyse^UK

paralyze^US

put someone off their stride

make your heart bleed

give someone the blues

make sick

hurry

get someone down

cause to be at a stand

break someone's heart

throw cold water on

pour cold water on

scare the living daylights out of

galvanize^US

stop someone in their tracks

galvanise^UK

bring tears to your eyes

greatly upset

knock over

put the wind up someone

scare someone out of their wits

make someone want to throw up

make your hair stand on end

strike terror into

put the fear of God into

break someone's spirit

bring low

take someone's breath away

throw into a blue funk

make someone's gorge rise

destabilize^US

destabilise^UK

balk^US

baulk^UK

fill with consternation

frighten the living daylights out of

stifle

make one's heart bleed

bring tears to one's eyes

dampen someone's spirit

carp

hit hard

disarm

catch somebody off balance

catch somebody unawares

spring something on

throw a curveball

cause to lose your bearings

weigh

be a burden on

knock the stuffing out of someone

make someone feel nauseous

pull the rug from under

pull the rug out from under

hit like a ton of bricks

shatter the illusions of

burst one's bubble

dampen the spirits of

make someone's head spin

raise someone's eyebrows

make someone's hair stand on end

shake out of your complacency

hit like ton of bricks

take the wind out of your sails

completely surprise

make someone's blood run cold

make a big thing out of

make a big thing of

disunify

abominate

cause to feel nauseous

make someone's stomach rise

make a mountain out of a molehill

knock the wind out of

make someone feel sick

make your flesh creep

frighten out of your wits

bludgeon

fill with terror

put the frighteners on

sweep someone off their feet

render speechless

subordinate

turn someone's stomach

give someone goose pimples

make your blood run cold

make someone jump out of their skin

make blood run cold

make one's flesh creep

chill someone to the marrow

make teeth chatter

scare someone half to death

give someone the heebie-jeebies

invigorate^US

cause to feel emotional strain

overdo

cause to feel mental strain

energize^US

harsh someone's mellow

debase

bring tears to someone's eyes

bear down

make someone's heart bleed

dampen someone's spirits

energise^UK

envigorate^UK

make someone eat crow

settle someone's hash

tear down

make one feel small

put one away

put someone in their place

put away

smirch

take down a peg or two

shoot down

make eat dirt

force to eat humble pie

render unintelligible

have an adverse effect on

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“If you go around incessantly spreading goodwill, you'll annoy some people.”

Verb

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To bring harm or injury to

traumatise^UK

traumatize^US

vandalise^UK

vandalize^US

“Their attacks might be little, but they can annoy this rebel hellion.”

Verb

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To speak to or treat with disrespect or scornful abuse

dishonour^UK

dishonor^US

treat disrespectfully

call names

hurt someone's feelings

criticize^US

stigmatize^US

stigmatise^UK

criticise^UK

sully the reputation of

pummel^US

pummelled^UK

minimize^US

minimise^UK

blacken the reputation of

mistreat

conduct a smear campaign against

demonize^US

demonise^UK

belabor^US

belabour^UK

scandalize^US

blacken the character of

scandalise^UK

blacken someone's reputation

trivialize^US

marginalize^US

trivialise^UK

marginalise^UK

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Cause discomfort

Verb

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To inspire boredom in a person

bore out of one's mind

immobilize^US

paralyse^UK

paralyze^US

immobilise^UK

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