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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 continue to bring up as a point of contention

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 impede the work or progress of

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

Past tense for suffer violent involuntary contraction of the muscles, producing contortion of the body or limbs

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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

burning with excitement

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

in a state of agitation

driven to distraction

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Adjective

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Feeling anxiety or worry

like a fish out of water

traumatized^US

in a state of agitation

traumatised^UK

like a cat on a hot tin roof

having butterflies in the stomach

like a cat on hot bricks

with one's stomach in knots

with your heart in your mouth

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

baulked^UK

balked^US

sombre^UK

somber^US

agonized^US

agonised^UK

racked with suffering

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Adjective

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Feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment

snivelling^UK

sniveling^US

fed up to the back teeth

with a chip on your 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

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

Verb

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

bedeviled^US

bedevilled^UK

agonized^US

rubbed up the wrong way

itched

maddened

pained

graveled^US

gravelled^UK

agonised^UK

antagonized^US

antagonised^UK

gotten on your nerves

hurt somebody's feelings

given someone the hump

gave someone the hump

made somebody's hackles rise

put to trouble

put someone's nose out of joint

discouraged

intimidated

stewed

gotten under your skin

gotten on one's nerves

ruffled one's feathers

demoralized^US

traumatized^US

driven round the bend

demoralised^UK

traumatised^UK

tantalized^US

driven to distraction

breathed down someone's neck

tantalised^UK

scandalized^US

driven round the twist

drove round the twist

pressurized^US

victimized^US

rubbed you up the wrong way

pressurised^UK

tried the patience of

setted one's teeth on edge

victimised^UK

scandalised^UK

given someone the pip

got up someone's nose

worn on

gotten up someone's nose

terrorized^US

criticized^US

caviled^US

cavilled^UK

made it hot for someone

put someone off their stroke

rattled someone's cage

put on

hacked

brought pressure to bear on

sticked in one's craw

cast a gloom upon

terrorised^UK

gotten your hackles up

made things hot for someone

criticised^UK

drove you up the wall

driven you up the wall

taken the piss out of

belaboured^UK

satirized^US

tyrannized^US

dampened the spirits of

tyrannised^UK

pushed someon's buttons

knocked the stuffing out of

resented

shouted catcalls at

pushed the buttons of

gotten on the wrong side of

belabored^US

got on the wrong side of

knocked the wind out of

singled out

made an enemy of somebody

had an adverse effect on

made someone scratch their head

made severe demands on

seared

twisted someone's arm

caused someone difficulty

stuck it out

made sad

caused to panic

caused inconvenience to

created difficulties for

caused to feel mental strain

made somebody's blood boil

harshed someone's mellow

satirised^UK

made someone go out of his way

caused someone to lose their composure

caused to feel emotional strain

brought tears to your eyes

sticked the knife into

took the wind out of your sails

taken the wind out of your sails

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

driven you crazy

drove you crazy

drove you to distraction

drove out of mind

driven you round the twist

driven out of mind

drove you off your head

driven you out of your mind

drove you round the bend

drove you round the twist

driven you off your head

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

Verb

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Past tense for to continue to bring up as a point of contention

cavilled^UK

caviled^US

criticized^US

criticised^UK

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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 impede the work or progress of

Verb

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

Verb

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Past tense for suffer violent involuntary contraction of the muscles, producing contortion of the body or limbs

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