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Causing annoyance or frustration

Deserving of condemnation or execration

(usually used in third person form "gets") Annoying or irritating (someone)

To be triggering a passionate feeling or reaction

Present participle for to make worse or more severe

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Adjective

Causing annoyance or frustration

antagonizing^US

antagonising^UK

unfavourable^UK

enough to try the patience of a saint

enough to drive you up the wall

disadvantageous

anxiety provoking

confrontational

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

heart-wrenching

full of hardship

life-threatening

destabilising^UK

destabilizing^US

not encouraging

extremely upsetting

ill-favoured^UK

anxiety-inducing

emotionally moving

arousing affect

emotionally exhausting

emotionally depleting

discountenancing

dishonouring^UK

emotionally draining

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“The rising market value of oysters in the 1850s became an increasingly aggravating issue to the governing body of Islip Township.”

Adjective

Deserving of condemnation or execration

beneath contempt

beyond the pale

dishonorable^US

dishonourable^UK

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Verb

(usually used in third person form "gets") Annoying or irritating (someone)

rubbing up the wrong way

giving someone the hump

making someone see red

getting in someone's hair

getting on someone's nerves

getting on someone's tits

getting on your nerves

getting someone's back up

getting someone's dander up

getting someone's goat

getting someone's hackles up

getting someone's wick

getting under someone's skin

getting up your nose

making someone's hackles rise

making your blood boil

rattling someone's cage

ruffling someone's feathers

trying someone's patience

antagonizing^US

getting under your skin

antagonising^UK

getting your back up

driving up the wall

getting on your wick

getting someone

giving a hard time

getting your goat

trying your patience

ruffling one's feathers

getting on one's nerves

getting up someone's nose

making somebody's hackles rise

driving to distraction

giving someone grief

driving round the bend

hacking you off

driving round the twist

getting in your hair

putting your back up

giving someone the pip

hitting where one lives

inconveniencing

rubbing the wrong way

causing suffering to

cutting to the quick

weighing heavily on

demoralizing^US

traumatizing^US

discountenancing

discombobulating

raising your hackles

hurting somebody's feelings

traumatising^UK

demoralising^UK

sending into a rage

getting your dander up

throwing off balance

preying on your mind

causing anxiety to

getting your hackles up

making miserable

driving bananas

putting someone's nose out of joint

giving a bad time

bending someone's ear

putting to trouble

driving you up the wall

causing trouble to

scandalizing^US

getting across someone

rattling one's cage

setting one's teeth on edge

scandalising^UK

causing discomfort to

making sport of

breathing down someone's neck

trying the patience of

rubbing you up the wrong way

getting a rise out of

knocking for six

taking the piss out of

causing anguish to

making wretched

pressurizing^US

pressing down on

concerning oneself

dampening spirits

breaking one's heart

making it hot for someone

giving the business

making it tough

torturing yourself

getting in a sweat

sticking in one's craw

pulling one's leg

taking the mickey

deeply upsetting

getting in a fluster

inflicting anguish on

putting in a spot

making uncomfortable

making things hot for someone

tormenting yourself

inflicting trauma

getting in a tizz

giving offence to

making someone fed up

getting worked up

getting in a tizzy

getting in a panic

getting overwrought

getting in a flap

losing sleep over

getting in a lather

causing concern to

making discontented

putting on the spot

causing agony to

making despondent

putting a damper on

getting on the wrong side of

getting in a state

pressurising^UK

causing anxiety

getting steamed up

causing disquiet to

getting on someone

running up the wrong way

pushing someon's buttons

making an enemy of somebody

getting on the nerves of

getting in the hair of

irritating greatly

pushing one's buttons

making it tough for

doing a number on

arousing anxiety in

pushing buttons

setting on edge

putting on edge

hitting a sour note

making someone scratch their head

occupying thoughts

taking a rise out of

working into lather

causing pain to

taking control of

lying heavily on

kicking up a stink

kicking up a fuss

giving someone hell

upsetting the applecart

gnawing away at

biting one's nails

getting stressed

bringing pressure to bear on

putting pressure on

making severe demands on

making demands on

putting a strain on

giving the cold shoulder

giving a zinger

throwing a curve

knocking props out

scratching around

searching high heaven

hurting the feelings of

tearing to pieces

knocking the wind out of

making your gorge rise

harshing one's mellow

having had enough

losing patience

rocking the boat

causing to panic

offending morals of

filling with loathing

pushing the buttons of

thumbing nose at

causing suffering

causing anguish

causing offense

causing annoyance to

causing resentment to

playing cat and mouse

putting through wringer

rubbing salt in wound

driving you out of your mind

making you see red

driving you round the twist

driving you crazy

driving you to distraction

making somebody's blood boil

driving you round the bend

tyrannizing over

causing inconvenience to

creating difficulties for

putting into a funk

breaking the heart of

jumping on one's case

giving the needle

putting the squeeze on

interfering with

bearing down on

casting a pall over

upsetting oneself

feeling unhappy

casting a gloom upon

knocking sideways

pouring cold water on

throwing cold water on

bringing tears to your eyes

knocking the stuffing out of

breaking someone's heart

harshing someone's mellow

giving someone the blues

reducing to tears

making desolate

taking the wind out of your sails

dampening the spirits of

causing to lose heart

making downhearted

distressing oneself

carrying a heavy load

getting into a dither

sweating it out

shouting catcalls at

making resentful

making rancorous

putting into a flap

putting someone off their stroke

causing someone to lose their composure

throwing into a tizz

throwing into tizzy

descending upon

bringing down on

giving someone bother

causing someone difficulty

making someone go out of his way

having an adverse effect on

going against the grain

causing illness to

causing problems

putting on trial

pushing to the limit

causing to feel mental strain

causing to feel emotional strain

putting in traction

making a monkey of

poking mullock at

poking borak at

pulling someone's leg

slinging off at

making jokes about

staying the course

sticking it out

getting in a tiz-woz

going through the mill

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“This person was still following me, and it was beginning to aggravate me.”

Verb

To be triggering a passionate feeling or reaction

working into lather

feeding the fire

Verb

Present participle for to make worse or more severe

adding fuel to the fire

adding fuel to the flames

rubbing salt in the wound

adding insult to injury

fanning the flames of

“The communication barriers created by rank structures further aggravate these issues.”

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