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Adjective

Feeling or showing annoyance at something

Deeply hurt, saddened, or worried

Feeling anxiety or worry

Feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment

Easily agitated or alarmed

To be continuously haunted or possessed by something, especially negative emotions, ideas or desires

To have thrown into a state of distress marked by confusion

Past tense for to harass, annoy, or cause trouble to (someone)

Past tense for to care or be concerned about something

Past tense for to go to the trouble of doing something

Past tense for to demand earnestly or pressingly

Past tense for to be involved in

Past tense for to interfere in matters that are not one's concern

Past tense for to complain or express discontent in a wearisome manner

Past tense for to impede the work or progress of

Past tense for to approach and speak to boldly or aggressively

Past tense for to damage, erode, or destroy by friction or use

Past tense for to intrude or interfere on a conversation or activity

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Adjective

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Feeling or showing annoyance at something

ill-humored^US

antagonized^US

antagonised^UK

as cross as two sticks

dishonored^US

dishonoured^UK

carrying a chip on your shoulder

have had it up to here with

have had a basinful of

have had enough

have had something up to here

like a bear with a sore head

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“You could tell that she was bothered by her racket strings, her opponent's playstyle, and the weather.”

Adjective

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Deeply hurt, saddened, or worried

at the end of your tether

like a chicken with its head cut off

not knowing what to do with oneself

tearing one's hair out

driven to distraction

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Adjective

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Feeling anxiety or worry

like a fish out of water

traumatized^US

traumatised^UK

in a state of agitation

like a cat on a hot tin roof

crushed

having butterflies in the stomach

like a cat on hot bricks

with one's stomach in knots

with your heart in your mouth

agonized^US

agonised^UK

racked with suffering

baulked^UK

balked^US

shaking in one's shoes

pressurized^US

with one's back up against the wall

pressurised^UK

at the end of your tether

hunted

at the end of one's rope

demoralised^UK

demoralized^US

sombre^UK

somber^US

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Adjective

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Feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment

snivelling^UK

sniveling^US

with a chip on your shoulder

with chip on shoulder

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Adjective

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Easily agitated or alarmed

lacking social skills

terrorized^US

terrorised^UK

frightened out of your wits

scared out of your wits

shaking in one's shoes

with your heart in your mouth

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Adjective

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To be continuously haunted or possessed by something, especially negative emotions, ideas or desires

bedeviled^US

bedevilled^UK

Verb

To have thrown into a state of distress marked by confusion

demoralized^US

demoralised^UK

put someone off their stroke

put out of countenance

let down

put into a flap

thrown off balance

put someone off their stride

terrorized^US

gravelled^UK

graveled^US

pulled the rug out from under

setted someone back on their heels

terrorised^UK

pulled the rug from under

bedevilled^UK

bedeviled^US

paralysed^UK

paralyzed^US

setted someone thinking

caused someone to lose their composure

caused to be at a stand

messed with one's head

filled with consternation

made someone scratch their head

taken the wind out of your sails

took the wind out of your sails

hurt somebody's feelings

made one's blood run cold

scared to death

made one's hair stand on end

tantalised^UK

put the fear of God into

scared the bejesus out of

cut up

tantalized^US

put to trouble

scared the living daylights out of

agonized^US

made one's flesh creep

made wretched

chilled to the marrow

made someone jump out of their skin

agonised^UK

scared someone out of their wits

harrowed

scared the pants off of

goaded

had an adverse effect on

made someone jump out of his skin

scared someone half to death

desolated

scared the daylights out of

went against the grain

stricken down

gone against the grain

gave one the creeps

given someone goose pimples

threw into a blue funk

given someone the heebie-jeebies

given one the creeps

gave someone goose pimples

gave someone the heebie-jeebies

thrown into a blue funk

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“Giorgio's constant obsession with ancient aliens is starting to bother me.”

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Past tense for to harass, annoy, or cause trouble to (someone)

bedeviled^US

bedevilled^UK

tantalised^UK

tantalized^US

rubbed up the wrong way

gotten on your nerves

breathed down someone's neck

carped at

made somebody's hackles rise

agonized^US

graveled^US

gravelled^UK

agonised^UK

antagonized^US

antagonised^UK

hurt somebody's feelings

given someone the hump

gave someone the hump

put someone's nose out of joint

gotten under your skin

traumatized^US

gotten on one's nerves

traumatised^UK

demoralized^US

driven round the bend

drove round the bend

crucified

exercised

ruffled one's feathers

demoralised^UK

driven to distraction

scandalized^US

pressurized^US

driven round the twist

drove round the twist

pressurised^UK

scandalised^UK

rubbed you up the wrong way

setted one's teeth on edge

lost sleep

tried the patience of

victimized^US

given someone the pip

victimised^UK

caviled^US

cavilled^UK

got up someone's nose

gotten up someone's nose

put someone off their stroke

criticized^US

made things hot for someone

made it hot for someone

criticised^UK

drove you up the wall

driven you up the wall

brought pressure to bear on

concerned oneself

worked up

got your hackles up

gotten your hackles up

sticked in one's craw

rattled someone's cage

belaboured^UK

taken the piss out of

belabored^US

terrorized^US

satirized^US

caused someone to lose their composure

terrorised^UK

pushed the buttons of

imposed upon

caused inconvenience to

tyrannized^US

made an enemy of somebody

crunched

overextended

disenchanted

created difficulties for

satirised^UK

tyrannised^UK

caused someone difficulty

knocked the wind out of

gotten on the wrong side of

got on the wrong side of

dampened the spirits of

seared

played

made someone scratch their head

pushed someon's buttons

made gloomy

pushed to the limit

knocked the stuffing out of

had an adverse effect on

made severe demands on

twisted someone's arm

caused to feel mental strain

made somebody's blood boil

reduced to tears

kidded around

harshed someone's mellow

made someone go out of his way

caused to feel emotional strain

brought tears to your eyes

took the wind out of your sails

taken the wind out of your sails

beaten

given a zinger

given the cold shoulder

gave the cold shoulder

gave someone the blues

thrown cold water on

broken someone's heart

ran down

broke someone's heart

threw cold water on

borne down

given someone the blues

went against the grain

gone against the grain

stricken down

drove you to distraction

driven you round the twist

driven you crazy

drove you crazy

driven you out of your mind

drove you round the bend

drove you round the twist

driven you round the bend

drove you out of your mind

driven you to distraction

went through the mill

gone through the mill

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“These journalists constantly bother me with their ridiculous questions.”

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Past tense for to care or be concerned about something

“Johannes had mentioned how busy his mother was these days, how she didn't have time to bother about what the apartment looked like.”

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Past tense for to go to the trouble of doing something

“The privy council had to remind those who did bother to turn up not to carry guns or to engage in feuding with one another.”

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Past tense for to demand earnestly or pressingly

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Past tense for to be involved in

Verb

Past tense for to interfere in matters that are not one's concern

put your two cents in

thrown a monkey wrench in the works of

threw a spanner in the works

threw a monkey wrench in the works of

thrown a spanner in the works

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Past tense for to complain or express discontent in a wearisome manner

cavilled^UK

caviled^US

criticised^UK

criticized^US

sniveled^US

snivelled^UK

expressed disapproval

made a big thing out of

made a big thing of

made a meal of

made a mountain out of a molehill

quarreled^US

quarrelled^UK

talked under your breath

faulted

made a scene

raged

made a song and dance

beefed about

grouched about

sounded off about

kicked up a stink about

kicked up a fuss about

bellyached about

complained vehemently about

screamed bloody murder

raised trivial objections

raised trivial objections to

done a hatchet job on

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Past tense for to impede the work or progress of

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Past tense for to approach and speak to boldly or aggressively

Verb

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Past tense for to damage, erode, or destroy by friction or use

Verb

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Past tense for to intrude or interfere on a conversation or activity

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