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Noun

The act of deliberately pestering or annoying someone

Verb

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

(clausal, followed by for or about) Placing an emphasis of concern, interest or importance on someone or something

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

Present participle for to go to the trouble of doing something

Present participle for to demand earnestly or pressingly

Present participle for to be involved in

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

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

Present participle for to approach and speak to boldly or aggressively

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

Present participle for to impede the work or progress of

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

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

Adjective

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

Preventing concentration or diverting attention

Characterized by, or tending to cause, agitation or anxiety

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Noun

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The act of deliberately pestering or annoying someone

offence^UK

being rubbed up the wrong way

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.”

Verb

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(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 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

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

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

getting under your skin

getting on one's nerves

driving round the bend

rubbing the wrong way

driving to distraction

driving round the twist

making somebody's hackles rise

giving someone the pip

ruffling one's feathers

getting up someone's nose

nagging at

hurting somebody's feelings

getting your dander up

criticizing^US

victimizing^US

hitting where one lives

hanging over

tantalizing^US

pothering

causing anxiety to

getting your hackles up

making miserable

driving bananas

jarring on

criticising^UK

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

victimising^UK

terrorizing^US

getting across someone

setting one's teeth on edge

causing discomfort to

breathing down someone's neck

wearing

mixing up

terrorising^UK

trying the patience of

rubbing you up the wrong way

putting on the spot

getting a rise out of

working up

taking the piss out of

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

making it hot for someone

sticking in one's craw

making someone scratch their head

inflicting anguish on

ragging on

making things hot for someone

making someone fed up

getting on the wrong side of

causing resentment to

wigging

getting on someone

shaming

running up the wrong way

pushing someon's buttons

messing

humiliating

getting on the nerves of

getting in the hair of

pushing one's buttons

belabouring^UK

making an enemy of somebody

putting to some trouble

making severe demands on

giving the cold shoulder

searching high heaven

ill-treating

hurting deeply

causing pain to

making your gorge rise

lampooning

rousting

bringing pressure to bear on

sticking the knife into

getting the knife into

upsetting the applecart

grudging

offending morals of

abominating

filling with loathing

driving you crazy

finding fault with

pushing the buttons of

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

making self-conscious

owning

showing up

causing inconvenience to

imposing upon

creating difficulties for

sending over the edge

playing cat and mouse

putting through wringer

rubbing salt in wound

knocking the wind out of

harshing one's mellow

putting out of countenance

throwing into a tizzy

belaboring^US

jumping on one's case

giving the needle

falling on

putting the squeeze on

falling upon

starting in on

moping

hurting the feelings of

breaking the heart of

tyrannizing^US

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

tyrannising^UK

putting someone off their stroke

making nervous

causing someone to lose their composure

having an adverse effect on

striking down

going against the grain

causing to feel mental strain

causing to feel emotional strain

putting in traction

carping at

giving someone bother

causing someone difficulty

making someone go out of his way

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

going through the mill

satirising^UK

pulling someone's leg

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

Verb

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(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.”

Verb

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

putting someone off their stroke

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

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

making a big thing out of

making a big thing of

prostrating

repressing

drooping

making a mountain out of a molehill

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

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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

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Present participle for to demand earnestly or pressingly

putting the screws to

exerting influence on

putting the screws on

using strong-arm tactics on

putting the squeeze on

working over

twisting one's arm

twisting someone's arm

bringing pressure to bear on

breathing down someone's neck

terrorizing^US

putting under an obligation

terrorising^UK

tyrannizing^US

riding roughshod over

manoeuvring^UK

maneuvering^US

holding a gun to one's head

putting through the wringer

tyrannising^UK

clamouring^UK

clamoring^US

enquiring^UK

going on bended knee to

asking authoritatively

giving the command to

giving the order to

calling upon

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Verb

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Present participle for to be involved in

Verb

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

Verb

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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

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Present participle for to approach and speak to boldly or aggressively

Verb

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

Verb

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Present participle for to impede the work or progress of

Verb

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

Verb

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

Adjective

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

Adjective

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Preventing concentration or diverting attention

Adjective

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Characterized by, or tending to cause, agitation or anxiety

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

sombre^UK

somber^US

humourless^UK

humorless^US

emotionally exhausting

emotionally depleting

unsavoury^UK

unsavory^US

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