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What is another word for antagonise?

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To aggravate (someone), especially to incite reaction

To implant bitter feelings in (someone)

To act in opposition to

To cause pain through mistreatment

To harass, badger, taunt, or abuse verbally

To offend the moral feelings of

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To aggravate (someone), especially to incite reaction

get up someone's nose

get your dander up

make somebody's hackles rise

rattle someone's cage

ruffle one's feathers

give someone the hump

drive round the twist

put someone's nose out of joint

drive you up the wall

cut to the quick

rub you up the wrong way

rattle someone's chain

be like a red rag to a bull

get on someone

make sore

lose one's temper

push someon's buttons

set one's teeth on edge

scandalize^US

tread on someone's toes

put down

be disagreeable

hurt somebody's feelings

scandalise^UK

antagonise^UK

agonize^US

agonise^UK

be a pain in the neck

hector

be a thorn in someone's side

be a thorn in someone's flesh

get on the wrong side of

make an enemy of somebody

stroke someone's hair the wrong way

victimize^US

drive you to distraction

terrorize^US

drive you round the twist

drive you round the bend

appal^UK

appall^US

tantalize^US

derail

drive you off your head

tantalise^UK

victimise^UK

terrorise^UK

drive you out of your mind

drive out of mind

make somebody's blood boil

criticise^UK

criticize^US

exhaust someone's patience

make someone scratch their head

make things hot for someone

make it hot for someone

stick the knife into

breathe down someone's neck

get on someone's case

dump on

give a zinger

give the cold shoulder

put someone off their stroke

put into a flap

throw into a tizz

rattle one's cage

cause someone to lose their composure

throw into tizzy

mix up

give a bad time

eat away at one's mind

cause annoyance

cause suffering to

make one's heart bleed

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“I fully admit I have gone out of my way on more than one occasion to needle and to antagonize him.”

Verb

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To implant bitter feelings in (someone)

drive a wedge between

sow dissension between

cause disagreement between

set against one another

put at odds

pull apart

set apart

pit against one another

leave out in the cold

sever relationships

destroy the affections of

sever connections between

cause antagonism between

antagonise^UK

destroy relationships

cut off

break off

make indifferent

withdraw the affections of

lose the affection of

reach a parting of the ways

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“Your harsh and constant criticisms will only serve to antagonize your staff further.”

Verb

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To act in opposition to

counteract

cancel

counter

neutralise^UK

neutralize^US

equalize^US

make of no use or value

equalise^UK

antagonise^UK

stabilize^US

stabilise^UK

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“In reasonable doses, the drug will antagonize the depressant effects of thiopental in rats and morphine in rabbits.”

Verb

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To cause pain through mistreatment

victimise^UK

victimize^US

antagonise^UK

dishonor^US

dishonour^UK

brutalize^US

brutalise^UK

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Verb

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To harass, badger, taunt, or abuse verbally

terrorise^UK

terrorize^US

antagonise^UK

pressurize^US

pressurise^UK

use strong-arm tactics on

tyrannize^US

tyrannise^UK

put through the wringer

put the chill on

lord it over

twist one's arm

hold a gun to one's head

bring pressure to bear on

put under an obligation

twist someone's arm

scare off

scare the bejesus out of

victimize^US

victimise^UK

brutalize^US

brutalise^UK

tighten the screws on

call the shots

be cruel to

throw your weight around

have someone do something

appall^US

tell someone what to do

appal^UK

put the frighteners on

impose

breathe down someone's neck

blackmail

come at

trample underfoot

rule with an iron hand

bring someone to their knees

be overbearing

rule with a rod of iron

ill-use

turn the screws on

mess over

throw one's weight about

make things hot for someone

make it hot for someone

blind someone with something

tread on

have under one's thumb

pull rank on

take your breath away

bring force to bear on

hold a gun to someone's head

bring pressure to bear upon

destabilize^US

have someone under your thumb

destabilise^UK

pull the rug out from under

pull the rug from under

make an offer they can't refuse

demoralize^US

be in the driver's seat

demoralise^UK

make one's blood run cold

chill to the bone

make one's hair stand on end

scare the daylights out of

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Verb

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To offend the moral feelings of

appal^UK

scandalise^UK

scandalize^US

traumatise^UK

traumatize^US

appall^US

paralyse^UK

antagonise^UK

paralyze^US

raise someone's eyebrows

throw a curve

completely surprise

knock for six

set someone back on their heels

shake out of your complacency

give a turn

hit like ton of bricks

take the wind out of your sails

make someone's blood run cold

stop someone in their tracks

leave open-mouthed

knock the stuffing out of

take your breath away

hit like a ton of bricks

make one's hair stand on end

knock over with feather

demoralize^US

demoralise^UK

galvanize^US

galvanise^UK

make someone's hair stand on end

raise eyebrows amongst

cause raised eyebrows

cause a few raised eyebrows amongst

knock down with a feather

sweep someone off their feet

mess with someone's head

make someone feel sick

cause offence to

make one's flesh creep

be repulsive to

make shudder

make flesh crawl

make someone's skin crawl

give you the creeps

be all Greek to

bring up short

make someone scratch their head

cause to be at a stand

make someone feel nauseous

make your gorge rise

make someone want to throw up

hypnotize^US

hypnotise^UK

cause someone to lose their composure

balk^US

baulk^UK

enthrall^US

enthral^UK

hurt somebody's feelings

put someone off their stroke

throw into tizzy

make nervous

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