What is another word for bothering ?

being rubbed up the wrong way

The act of deliberately pestering or annoying someone

offence^UK

offense^US

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“It was the constant bothering of his younger brother that he felt was a factor in the breakdown of their relationship.”

Noun

The playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks

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Verb

getting in someone's hair

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

rubbing up the wrong way

giving someone the hump

driving mad

driving crazy

driving nuts

making someone see red

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

gnawing

harrying

making someone's hackles rise

making your blood boil

rattling someone's cage

ruffling someone's feathers

trying someone's patience

bedevilling^UK

bedeviling^US

making somebody's hackles rise

getting under your skin

getting on one's nerves

driving round the bend

rubbing the wrong way

driving to distraction

driving round the twist

giving someone the pip

ruffling one's feathers

getting up someone's nose

nagging at

hurting somebody's feelings

getting your dander up

hitting where one lives

hanging over

tantalizing^US

pothering

causing anxiety to

getting your hackles up

making miserable

driving bananas

jarring on

putting someone's nose out of joint

imposing on

tantalising^UK

dumping on

bending someone's ear

hanging up

putting to trouble

driving you up the wall

victimizing^US

getting across someone

setting one's teeth on edge

causing discomfort to

breathing down someone's neck

mixing up

trying the patience of

rubbing you up the wrong way

putting on the spot

getting a rise out of

working up

victimising^UK

taking the piss out of

terrorizing^US

criticizing^US

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

making it hot for someone

sticking in one's craw

criticising^UK

making someone scratch their head

inflicting anguish on

ragging on

making things hot for someone

making someone fed up

terrorising^UK

getting on the wrong side of

causing resentment to

wigging

getting on someone

shaming

running up the wrong way

pushing someon's buttons

getting on the nerves of

getting in the hair of

pushing one's buttons

belabouring^UK

making an enemy of somebody

upsetting the applecart

grizzling

putting to some trouble

bringing pressure to bear on

tiring out

leaning on

putting pressure on

making severe demands on

searching high heaven

noodging

bullyragging

driving you crazy

making your gorge rise

driving you out of your mind

driving you off your head

making you see red

driving you round the twist

driving out of mind

driving you to distraction

making somebody's blood boil

driving you round the bend

sticking the knife into

getting the knife into

giving the cold shoulder

filling with loathing

giving a zinger

grinding

disparaging

pushing the buttons of

playing cat and mouse

putting through wringer

rubbing salt in wound

making self-conscious

owning

showing up

wisecracking

causing inconvenience to

imposing upon

creating difficulties for

disengaging

detaching

sending over the edge

hurting the feelings of

knocking the wind out of

harshing one's mellow

aggressing

putting out of countenance

throwing into a tizzy

jumping on one's case

giving the needle

falling on

putting the squeeze on

tyrannizing^US

belaboring^US

breaking the heart of

tyrannising^UK

pouring cold water on

throwing cold water on

bringing tears to your eyes

carrying a heavy load

knocking the stuffing out of

breaking someone's heart

harshing someone's mellow

giving someone the blues

reducing to tears

making desolate

making despondent

getting into a dither

putting someone off their stroke

making nervous

causing someone to lose their composure

giving someone bother

causing someone difficulty

making someone go out of his way

having an adverse effect on

striking down

going against the grain

causing to feel mental strain

causing to feel emotional strain

satirizing^US

making your head spin

stymieing

bringing up short

disorientating

causing to be at a stand

staggering

messing with one's head

setting someone thinking

satirising^UK

pulling someone's leg

going through the mill

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

Verb

(clausal, followed by for or about) Placing an emphasis of concern, interest or importance on someone or 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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putting someone off their stroke

Present participle for to cause unease to one's mental or emotional state

terrorizing^US

terrorising^UK

setting someone back on their heels

destabilising^UK

pulling the rug from under

pulling the rug out from under

putting someone off their stride

putting into a flap

throwing into a tizz

taking the wind out of your sails

bedeviling^US

bedevilling^UK

putting out of countenance

making self-conscious

causing someone to lose their composure

dampening the spirits of

breaking one's heart

putting a damper on

saddening

causing to lose heart

paralysing^UK

paralyzing^US

filling with consternation

messing up

throwing into a tizzy

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

Verb

Present participle for to go to the trouble of doing something

going out of one's way

going to the trouble of

taking the time

going to trouble

making the effort

inconveniencing yourself

going to the effort of

“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.”

Verb

Present participle for to demand earnestly or pressingly

Verb

Present participle for to be involved in

Verb

Present participle for to persuade forcefully

Verb

putting your two cents in

Present participle for to interfere in matters that are not one's concern

sticking your nose in

sticking your oar in

enquiring^UK

sidewalk-superintending

enquiring impertinently

poking one's nose into

getting involved

sticking one's nose into

entering without permission

doing some detective work

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Verb

Present participle for to continue to bring up as a point of contention

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

criticizing^US

criticising^UK

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Verb

Present participle for to approach and speak to boldly or aggressively

Verb

Present participle for to damage, erode, or destroy by friction or use

Verb

Present participle for to impede the work or progress of

Verb

Present participle for to intrude or interfere on a conversation or activity

Verb

Present participle for suffer violent involuntary contraction of the muscles, producing contortion of the body or limbs

Adjective

enough to try the patience of a saint

Intended to provoke or make fun of someone in a harrassive way

enough to drive you up the wall

bedevilling^UK

bedeviling^US

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Adjective

Preventing concentration or diverting attention

unfavorable^US

sombre^UK

somber^US

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Adjective

Characterized by, or tending to cause, agitation or anxiety