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What is another word for arouse anxiety in?

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Verb

To cause significant upset to (someone)

cause anguish to

cause suffering to

give a hard time

make it tough for

throw off balance

be on one's case

cut to the quick

give someone grief

hurt somebody's feelings

drive up the wall

weigh heavily on

make uncomfortable

put someone off their stroke

rub up the wrong way

make despondent

prey on your mind

inflict anguish on

cause trouble to

give offence to

cause anxiety to

make one's heart bleed

give a bad time

knock the stuffing out of

put your back up

be on your back

get on your nerves

get in your hair

break one's heart

put a damper on

put into a flap

give someone the hump

throw into a tizz

make someone see red

set someone back on their heels

drive round the bend

cause someone to lose their composure

get under your skin

drive round the twist

bring tears to your eyes

get your back up

put someone's nose out of joint

cause discomfort to

get on your wick

do someone's head in

break someone's heart

take the wind out of your sails

throw cold water on

give someone the blues

pour cold water on

make someone fed up

rub the wrong way

make somebody's hackles rise

ruffle one's feathers

break the heart of

put the wind up

put into a funk

throw into a tizzy

reduce to tears

cast a gloom upon

be a great weight on

rattle one's cage

cause concern to

make self-conscious

breathe down someone's neck

be a pain in the neck

be a thorn in someone's side

mess with someone's head

make your blood boil

get your dander up

take control of

hit where one lives

ride roughshod over

weigh heavily on someone's mind

be on the back of

break someone's spirit

get up someone's nose

raise your hackles

cause disquiet to

cause suffering

send over the edge

be in someone's way

be disagreeable to

push the buttons of

knock the wind out of

harsh one's mellow

pull the rug from under

pull the rug out from under

get on one's nerves

weigh heavily on one's mind

knock props out

make someone scratch their head

lie heavy on someone's mind

weigh heavy on someone's mind

push someon's buttons

upset the applecart

occupy thoughts

knock for a loop

cause someone distress

make things hot for someone

make it hot for someone

drive to distraction

be disagreeable

be an affront to

tread on someone's toes

kick up a stink

put someone off their stride

make someone laugh on the other side of their face

make someone laugh out of the other side of their mouth

try your patience

be a thorn in someone's flesh

get your hackles up

make demands on

make severe demands on

put a strain on

throw into tizzy

put out of countenance

put pressure on

be in someone's hair

bring pressure to bear on

have had enough

make discontented

exhaust someone's patience

try the patience of

catch one short

give the cold shoulder

cast a pall over

rattle someone's cage

give someone the pip

make a monkey of

put on the spot

harsh someone's mellow

make someone's heart bleed

hurt the feelings of

dampen someone's spirit

raise someone's eyebrows

shake out of your complacency

hit like ton of bricks

completely surprise

make someone's blood run cold

make downhearted

cast a gloom on

dampen the spirits of

be a weight on someone's mind

cause to lose heart

dampen someone's hopes

play the heavy with

cause to lose hope

fill with consternation

do an injustice to

trespass against

do the dirty on

cause to feel emotional strain

cause to feel mental strain

put in traction

push to the limit

cause discomfort

go against the grain

be injurious to

have an adverse effect on

cause illness to

rule with an iron hand

trample underfoot

weigh heavy upon

rule with a rod of iron

be repugnant to

get across someone

catch off balance

cause to be at a stand

scare the bejesus out of

send into a rage

make your gorge rise

stop someone in their tracks

strike terror into

scare the pants off

rub you up the wrong way

be offensive to

cause offence to

stick in one's craw

scare someone out of their wits

scare the living daylights out of

set one's teeth on edge

put the fear of God into

fill with loathing

get a rise out of

throw into a blue funk

make one's hair stand on end

make one's flesh creep

drive you up the wall

go to your head

send into a spin

take the wind out

take by surprise

get on the wrong side of

make an enemy of somebody

be a nuisance to

get someone's wick

cause resentment to

cause annoyance to

offend morals of

stroke someone's hair the wrong way

set someone's teeth on edge

push one's buttons

arouse hostility in

make someone's stomach rise

throw a curveball

work into lather

take a rise out of

throw into a panic

send chills down the spine of

frighten to death

frighten the living daylights out of

be distasteful to

be displeasing to

inspire panic in

strike terror in

frighten out of your wits

fill with terror

cause to lose your bearings

bend someone's ear

dash the hopes of

get on someone's case

shatter the illusions of

make your head spin

mess with one's head

be all Greek to

set someone thinking

drive you out of your mind

drive you to distraction

make somebody's blood boil

drive you round the twist

make you see red

drive you round the bend

drive you crazy

make someone's skin crawl

make someone feel sick

give you the creeps

be repulsive to

make flesh crawl

make someone want to throw up

make someone feel nauseous

give someone goose pimples

chill to the bone

chill to the marrow

give someone the heebie-jeebies

freeze your blood

get the wind up

curdle the blood

be on pins and needles

have ants in one's pants

be like a cat on hot bricks

make teeth chatter

throw into a fright

give one the creeps

make one's blood run cold

make someone jump out of their skin

scare someone half to death

take your breath away

hit like a ton of bricks

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