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What is another word for
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To bully in an intimidating, bossy, or supercilious way
To harass, annoy, or cause trouble to (someone)
To have convinced or manipulated
To convince or manipulate
To disconcert someone with an unblinking face-to-face confrontation
To question or quiz, especially in a thorough or investigative manner
To browbeat or reprimand someone harshly, usually in front of other people
To have caused someone to do something, usually against their inclinations
To shame or humiliate someone
Browbeat, destroy with words
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Verb
▲
To bully in an intimidating, bossy, or supercilious way
threaten
bully
intimidate
coerce
dragoon
pressurise
UK
pressurize
US
bulldoze
cow
hector
badger
bogart
domineer
compel
persecute
pressure
blackjack
bullyrag
force
goad
harass
harry
hound
mau-mau
menace
nag
strong-arm
terrorise
UK
terrorize
US
bluster
frighten
impel
push
railroad
lean on
pick on
ride roughshod over
boss about
boss around
lord it over
put heat on
twist one's arm
use strong-arm tactics on
put the chill on
put through the wringer
hold a gun to one's head
force one's hand
tyrannize
US
tyrannise
UK
push around
press
oppress
drive
torment
bludgeon
put the screws on
steamroller
constrain
oblige
make
dominate
scare
prevail on
hustle
awe
put pressure on
impress
obligate
sandbag
muscle
terrify
influence
plague
push about
urge
use pressure on
squeeze
pester
prod
twist someone's arm
put the squeeze on
daunt
subdue
unnerve
overawe
order about
order around
buffalo
fast-talk
subjugate
press-gang
victimize
US
brainwash
enforce
victimise
UK
boss
dismay
bring pressure to bear on
disconcert
mistreat
persuade
hassle
command
walk all over
abuse
overbear
give orders to
turn on the heat
alarm
kick around
put the heat on
bother
spook
deter
maltreat
faze
repress
discourage
dictate
bounce
psych out
require
order
insist
act on
work on
put under an obligation
dictate to
treat harshly
tighten the screws on
call the shots
throw your weight around
have someone do something
shake
abash
petrify
ruffle
affright
discomfit
brutalize
US
brutalise
UK
rattle
control
chivvy
spur
suppress
appall
US
overwhelm
rule
dishearten
aggrieve
distress
induce
perturb
beset
agitate
necessitate
disquiet
cajole
concuss
give orders
sway
trouble
tell someone what to do
appal
UK
torture
bind
cause
scare off
trample on
ramrod
demand
put up to
charge
put the frighteners on
impose
insist on
breathe down someone's neck
blackmail
come at
ill-treat
rule with an iron hand
be overbearing
rule with a rod of iron
put down
be cruel to
ill-use
turn the screws on
mess over
throw one's weight about
lay down the law
keep under thumb
hog
smother
inhibit
suffocate
lean
compress
importune
wheedle
assail
constrict
condense
squash
despotize
sell
politick
argue
crowd
tease
heckle
bait
besiege
talk
taunt
annoy
antagonize
US
chivy
antagonise
UK
work over
vex
make things hot for someone
act the tin god
make it hot for someone
embarrass
blind someone with something
tread on
walk heavy
ride roughshod
have under one's thumb
pull rank on
will
take your breath away
frighten off
ride
kick about
issue threats to
bring force to bear on
hold a gun to someone's head
tighten the screw on
high-pressure
have
impose on
turn the screw on
prevail upon
effect
manhandle
put the wind up
whip around
scare hell out of
utter threats to
misuse
overpower
mishandle
crush
enslave
scare the bejesus out of
trample
confuse
bewilder
perplex
nonplus
overcome
keep down
confound
encourage
advise
implore
hold down
play the heavy with
be brutal to
discompose
unsettle
goose
admonish
promote
occasion
foist
domineer over
beg
incite
make uneasy
fluster
make anxious
use duress on
burden
conscript
use force on
urge by force
choke
apply
obtrude
contract
enjoin
move
advocate
expedite
grind down
throw
jolt
baffle
destabilize
US
unbalance
trample underfoot
exert force on
inspan
beseech
solicit
train
mystify
flummox
motivate
recommend
rule despotically
bring someone to their knees
treat brutally
have someone under your thumb
bear down
pin down
put the bite on
direct
prompt
inspire
startle
bear hard on
put screws to
put squeeze on
bring pressure to bear upon
put off
take aback
shake up
blind
destabilise
UK
panic
adjure
propel
nudge
shock
prevail
oversee
run
superintend
predominate
entreat
steamroll
exhort
horrify
preponderate
shotgun
throw off balance
reign
restrict
speed up
try to persuade
key up
pound
put to work
work
hinder
govern
quarterback
supervise
lead
captain
put the screws to
swagger
fright
bend
henpeck
alarum
lord
railroad into
spearhead
administrate
head
manage
put off one's stroke
pull the rug out from under
pull the rug from under
pour it on
dragoon into
steamroller into
push for
bulldoze into
turn on
chill
fire up
appeal to
sell one on
exert influence on
egg on
high pressure
call the tune
try to control
take charge
make an offer they can't refuse
put the arm on
discomfort
go to town on
rule the roost
preside over
be in charge
impose one's will on
browbeat into
bear down on
repel
disburb
unhinge
astound
demoralize
US
stiff
worry
run the show
silly
push the buttons
lead by the nose
lord over
be in the driver's seat
run things
be in the saddle
bend to your will
demoralise
UK
scarify
scare to death
strike terror into
scare away
curdle the blood
make teeth chatter
make one's blood run cold
chill to the bone
make one's hair stand on end
scare the daylights out of
provoke
instigate
stimulate
stir
rouse
trigger
prick
excite
spur on
arouse
inspirit
galvanize
US
spark
activate
animate
galvanise
UK
stir up
actuate
pique
rally
endorse
favor
US
favour
UK
boost
commend
energize
US
sting
inflame
buoy
support
impassion
sanction
advance
energise
UK
exhilarate
incentivize
US
suggest
plug
propose
espouse
champion
whip up
back
prescribe
countenance
incentivise
UK
invigorate
US
embolden
rev up
bring
foment
vouch for
sic
further
hearten
envigorate
UK
counsel
vitalize
buoy up
steel
call on
egg
press for
campaign for
bid
incline
praise
whip
light a fire under
uplift
set off
pump up
argue for
cheer on
kindle
be in favor of
lobby for
root for
subscribe to
jumpstart
raise
approve of
stand up for
build up
quicken
ask
shove
psych up
appeal
request
refresh
caution
procure
tempt
precipitate
approve
spirit up
tout
fire
root on
dig
talk into
work up
speak for
cheer
strengthen
put forward
set going
empower
incentify
revivify
reassure
touch off
fortify
send
petition
entice
give a boost to
pep up
enhearten
electrify
revitalize
US
boost up
bear up
chirk up
plead
convince
inveigle
touch
buck up
coax
convert
get
warn
evoke
needle
cheer up
gee up
stiffen the resolve of
awaken
accept
abet
nominate
extol
start
generate
revitalise
UK
drive on
whet
indorse
conjure
esteem
value
bring around
wake up
set on
predispose
appreciate
honor
US
approbate
honour
UK
win over
act as a stimulus to
eulogise
UK
welcome
adopt
okay
eulogize
US
rowel
sound
stump for
bolster
call for
call upon
be all for
plead with
care for
look on with favor
trigger off
put in a good word for
receive favorably
bring about
rubber-stamp
go on record for
flash on
regard highly
look up to
receive gladly
OK
think well of
give the nod to
take a shine to
be on one's side
take to
buck for
thumbs up
tilt toward
take a liking to
beat the drum for
gain
satisfy
hook
heavy
remind
catapult
grab
poke
dispose
challenge
forewarn
elate
maneuver
US
manoeuvre
UK
put a bomb under
jab
act as an incentive to
elicit
reduce
mobilize
US
root
give courage
rationalize
US
rationalise
UK
impact
engender
elbow
strike
help
act upon
ride herd on
condition
determine
mobilise
UK
enthuse
make brave
nerve
enkindle
fire with enthusiasm
stab
brace
butt
steer
get going
fire the enthusiasm of
get someone going
fire the imagination of
make braver
jog
pressurize into
coerce into
orient
supplicate
pick
brew
ferment
suggest to
initiate
create
pray
punch
bludgeon into
bully into
give confidence
lift the morale of
give pep talk
psyche up
hint to
waken
produce
terrorize into
intimidate into
restrain
impetrate
kick-start
begin
put in motion
give rise to
set in motion
bring on
crank up
lead to
set
breed
forward
craze
juice
psych
draw
predetermine
instruct
crave
tell
wake
ordain
agitate for
cause to be
cause to become
decree
spark off
draw forth
bring into being
drum up
call forth
call into being
bring out
whomp up
make necessary
crack down
exact
obsecrate
get to
claim
leave someone no option but to
set afoot
give incentive to
give incentive
set astir
obtest
uphold
fan the fire
quest
applaud
enliven
crave of
go on bended knee to
pray to
plead to
go on bended knee
appoint
disinhibit
fillip
defend
justify
comfort
brighten
build
campaign
patronize
US
clamor for
stipulate for
give the order to
give the command to
reenforce
ignite
assure
restore
patronise
UK
bless
vindicate
sponsor
disparage
scold
berate
gladden
bill
affect
seek to influence
modify
splash
pitch
spot
change
sweet-talk
alter
lobby
soft-sell
soft-soap
hype
thump
drum
billboard
reproach
revile
console
run interference for
hold a brief for
go for
plead for
plunk for
go with
campaign on behalf of
spread around
ride shotgun
get on bandwagon
give a leg up
brace up
be in corner
plump for
give a lift
go to bat for
say so
hold with
side with
stimulate spiritually
raise your spirits
raise the morale of
give shot in arm
give hope to
boost morale
prop up
lift the spirits of
give confidence to
give a shot in the arm to
bield
afflict
override
upbraid
haze
grip
offer
sway opinion
apply pressure
hard sell
proffer
pose
table
proposition
tip
give the incentive to
act as a incentive to
press your case
solicit votes
exert influence
pull strings
try to influence
mention
present
submit
tyrannize over
be autocratic
second
exalt
make a pitch for
look on with favour
be in favour of
bring pressure to bear
offer a suggestion
put up
big up
look with favour on
hold up
give a tip
speak highly of
think highly of
speak favourably of
put in a good word
tip off
front for
stand by
speak well of
big something up
opine
speak favorably of
speak in favor of
offer recommendation
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“He used a combination of intimidation and hearsay evidence to
browbeat
the accused.”
Verb
▲
To harass, annoy, or cause trouble to (someone)
bother
annoy
vex
irritate
trouble
irk
bug
upset
disturb
exasperate
aggravate
harass
worry
gall
torment
rile
plague
provoke
nettle
peeve
pique
hassle
pester
ruffle
nark
persecute
needle
chafe
afflict
harry
get
displease
nag
grate
badger
bedevil
ride
hound
rasp
eat
beset
spite
frost
gripe
tease
pain
itch
grieve
goad
hurt
inconvenience
molest
disgust
chivvy
perplex
rark
dog
discommode
insult
devil
mither
taunt
heavy
chivy
pursue
scare
nudge
tantalise
UK
tantalize
US
interrupt
bore
cross
hinder
impede
put out
hack off
burn up
rub up the wrong way
drive up the wall
pick on
get on your nerves
give someone grief
grate on
intrude upon
give a hard time
impose on
get on your wick
bend someone's ear
breathe down someone's neck
carp at
make somebody's hackles rise
get on someone's case
bully
hector
intimidate
niggle
henpeck
peck at
bait
heckle
agitate
anger
perturb
miff
rag
discompose
rattle
prod
disconcert
unsettle
curdle
distress
fluster
keep after
carp
unnerve
keep on at
disquiet
confuse
go on at
domineer
scold
criticize
US
faze
discomfit
be at
fret
flurry
scratch around
rag on
yap at
throw
discombobulate
search high heaven
discountenance
flummox
chide
be on one's case
be on your back
excite
abrade
floor
fuddle
cow
affect
stir
pick at
cavil
berate
fuss
stump
disrupt
wear
get to
wind up
get across
criticise
UK
throw off balance
shake up
put off
make nervous
put someone off their stroke
put into a flap
throw into a tizz
cause someone to lose their composure
rattle one's cage
throw into tizzy
find fault
infuriate
rankle
tick off
gravel
hump
madden
antagonize
US
exacerbate
give someone the hump
incense
enrage
antagonise
UK
drive mad
tee off
make angry
drive crazy
make someone see red
make cross
give someone the pip
drive to distraction
bum out
get at
drive round the twist
hack you off
drive round the bend
roil
get on one's nerves
offend
get your goat
rub the wrong way
affront
burn
get under your skin
disgruntle
get in your hair
get your back up
put your back up
sting
inflame
rankle with
importune
incommode
T-off
work on
make waves
egg on
get your dander up
cheese off
be on the back of
put someone's nose out of joint
concern
alarm
distract
try
prick
distemper
torture
outrage
beleaguer
make anxious
depress
gnaw
eat away at
eat at
harp on at
make your blood boil
rub you up the wrong way
raise your hackles
ruffle one's feathers
grumble at
rattle someone's cage
get up someone's nose
wound
bum
hack
steam
mortify
sour
jangle
work up
brown off
mess
get on someone
frustrate
get a rise out of
guy
try your patience
drive you up the wall
drive bananas
get your hackles up
rib
mock
chagrin
ridicule
push someon's buttons
mess with
tire
panic
break
pother
gibe
haze
chaff
press
push button
turn off
fire up
heat up
razz
ire
enflame
mad
bristle
sicken
weary
nauseate
dishearten
stress
cause anxiety
ask for it
grill
empurple
tax
cause to panic
dismay
strain
boil
arouse
stir up
make sore
lose one's temper
get someone
blow up
steam up
raise hell
embitter
acerbate
craze
take the mickey
hit where one lives
oppress
besiege
frazzle
burden
aggrieve
discomfort
despair
ail
make someone fed up
unhinge
frighten
get on the nerves of
take the piss out of
give the business
weigh down
hagride
test
derail
insist on
huff
stew
snit
pet
tiff
get in the hair of
make discontented
lose patience
tear
alarum
undo
exercise
dun
try the patience of
have had enough
grate at
exhaust someone's patience
become bored
cause anxiety to
weird out
freak out
gnaw at
sweat out
lie heavy on
be a great weight on
get across someone
wear on
victimize
US
stick in one's craw
set one's teeth on edge
weigh heavily on one's mind
do someone's head in
mess with someone's head
tyrannize
US
be down on
have it in for
discriminate against
single out
victimise
UK
tyrannise
UK
have a down on
make fun of
upbraid
beef
scream
grouch
grouse
yowl
repine
holler
mutter
kick
grumble
kvetch
complain
squeal
crab
squawk
inveigh
whimper
bellyache
yammer
bleat
growl
wail
murmur
moan
caterwaul
yaup
croak
keen
grizzle
whine
yawp
grump
whinge
maunder
egg
urge
moan at
get on someone's back
bust someone's balls
moan on at
bust chops
find fault with
keep complaining to
take it out on
more ❯
Verb
▲
To have convinced or manipulated
influenced
convinced
manipulated
persuaded
inveigled
tempted
urged
beguiled
brainwashed
bribed
coaxed
coerced
controlled
directed
exploited
finagled
jockeyed
played
steered
swayed
compelled
counseled
US
counselled
UK
dragooned
enticed
impelled
intimidated
lured
worked
wrought
leaned on
pressurized
US
worked upon
browbeaten
cajoled
incited
inclined
induced
prejudiced
prevailed upon
pulled strings with
talked round
twisted someone's arm
brought round
coloured
UK
suborned
turned
brought pressure to bear on
brought pressure to bear upon
carried weight with
cut any ice with
made yourself felt with
touched
colored
US
pressurised
UK
Verb
▲
To convince or manipulate
influence
convince
manipulate
persuade
inveigle
tempt
urge
beguile
brainwash
bribe
coax
coerce
control
direct
exploit
finagle
jockey
play
steer
sway
compel
counsel
dragoon
entice
impel
intimidate
lure
work
lean on
pressurise
UK
pressurize
US
work upon
cajole
incite
incline
induce
prejudice
prevail upon
pull strings with
talk round
twist someone's arm
bring round
color
US
colour
UK
suborn
turn
bring pressure to bear on
bring pressure to bear upon
carry weight with
cut any ice with
make yourself felt with
touch
affect
prompt
bias
move
win over
corrupt
prevail on
dispose
convert
buy off
predispose
fix
pay off
motivate
lead
impress
talk into
inspire
make
get
bring around
bend
drive
square
have
sell
nobble
condition
teach
bring
grease palm
instigate
argue into
get at
put across
buy
draw
mould
UK
get to
encourage
cause
propagandize
US
mold
US
propagandise
UK
stimulate
lubricate
inculcate
work over
program
US
give someone a backhander
give someone a sweetener
make willing
drill
proselytize
US
programme
UK
instill
US
tamper
rig
indoctrinate
proselytise
UK
sweeten the pot
instil
UK
pervert
seduce
twist one's arm
sell one on
school
govern
coax into
guide
jaundice
instruct
determine
plant
implant
train
slant
strike
crack
poison
imbue
conduct
maneuver
US
manoeuvre
UK
educate
make of a mind to
pay hush money to
initiate
ground
machinate
finesse
hook
force
swing
suck in
do business
make a deal
reason
change mind
satisfy
re-educate
bring to senses
lead to believe
gain confidence of
take care of
bring to reason
give an inducement to
bring round to the idea of
keep someone sweet
break down
oil the palm of
oil palm
bring home to
prove to
make a believer
nag into
change
actuate
adapt
goad
spur
promote
get around
budge
prepare
reward
prime
impact
reach
prepossess
twist
win round
influence by gifts
tip
approach
buy back
sugar
soap
carry
animate
cultivate
activate
snare
make a deal with
effect
assure
distort
skew
make see the light
make someone see the light
show someone the error of their ways
show one the error of their ways
overcome
reassure
make expectant
make biased
sweeten the pot with
subvert
tamper with
gain one's confidence
tell on
argue
gain
give
grease
make partisan
impress on
trigger
provoke
make certain
advise
turn one's head
enkindle
prevail
effectuate
exhort
procure
dispel someone's doubts
alter
catechize
impact on
lead by the nose
soften up
work on
make partial
enlist
make you of a mind to
put mind at ease
demonstrate to
cause to feel certain
reason someone into believing
dispel doubt
put someone's mind at rest
impress to
sell to
discipline
lesson
tutor
proselyte
coach
radicalize
US
flavour
UK
flavor
US
wheedle into
plead with
cause to believe
get round
pressurize into
reason someone into
press someone into
turn somebody on to
pressure someone into
convert to
lead to do
fanaticize
radicalise
UK
extremize
contrive
arrange
prod into
wear down
oil someone's hand
win argument
secure someone's support
tend
verge
pull wires
wangle
hustle
connive
conspire
one-up
plot
bluff
fiddle
pull strings
bring off
collude
lobby
tinge
engineer
negotiate
use
frame
choreograph
mastermind
orchestrate
shape
play upon
use to advantage
twist round one's little finger
turn to one's advantage
more ❯
Verb
▲
To disconcert someone with an unblinking face-to-face confrontation
face down
confront
cow
intimidate
outface
overawe
beard
defy
outstare
brazen out
face out
stand up to
stare down
stare out
hold your own
stand your ground
stay the course
stick to your guns
brave
face
outbrave
brazen
breast
dare
square up to
face up to
overcome
look straight in the eye
beat
resist
tackle
oppose
challenge
endure
go up against
face off
withstand
bear
take
tolerate
stand
cope with
accost
take on
grapple with
meet head-on
stand up against
come face to face with
weather
meet
outdare
sustain
deal with
ride out
come up against
prevail against
go one-on-one
fly in face of
live through
stand fast
front
encounter
suffer
put up with
flout
scorn
handle
fight
risk
cross
waylay
affront
meet head on
square off
court
swallow
stomach
stick fast
take aside
call one's bluff
remain firm
venture
hold out
face with
meet eyeball-to-eyeball
persevere in the face of
go the distance against
stand firm
hold the line against
be confronted by
hang tough
survive
throw down the gauntlet at
hang on
engage
battle
experience
countenance
eyeball
play
brace for
submit to
be drawn against
abide
make a stand
brook
allow
contend with
bit the bullet
play against
take the bull by the horns
undergo
stick out
sit through
attack
approach
repel
resign oneself to
subject oneself to
brave out
go through
bear the brunt of
live out
brace oneself for
fly in the face of
grin and bear
sit and take it
square off against
be patient with
assault
urge
cope
bully
denounce
spurn
insult
disregard
threaten
mock
call out
laugh at
muster courage
run the gauntlet
step over the line
knock chip off shoulder
make my day
throw down gauntlet
put a bold face on it
put on a bold front
call someone's bluff
take a stand against
face up
be defiant
treat with contempt
more ❯
Verb
▲
To question or quiz, especially in a thorough or investigative manner
catechize
examine
interrogate
question
grill
quiz
cross-examine
pump
cross-question
interview
probe
query
sweat
drill
sound out
put the screws on
worm something out of someone
give the third degree to
put through the third degree
give the third degree
put questions to
ask
put through the wringer
investigate
inquire
US
debrief
enquire
UK
put through the mangle
inquire of
put the screws to
check
roast
ask questions of
go over
test
try
press
inquisition
pick one's brains
scrutinize
US
review
double-check
third-degree
reexamine
bombard
try out
third degree
give the third
scrutinise
UK
ask pointed questions
put the pressure on
put through the mill
question closely
worm out of
question intensely
question persistently
draw out
cross examine
put on the hotseat
go over with a fine-tooth comb
talk
converse
consult
prod
converse with
have a discussion with
give oral examination
talk to
hold inquiry
get for the record
hold a meeting with
confer with
have a dialogue with
work over
sweat out
more ❯
Verb
▲
To browbeat or reprimand someone harshly, usually in front of other people
slap down
admonish
reprimand
reproach
scold
rebuke
deflate
tell off
take to task
tick off
put down
put someone in their place
take down a peg or two
have a go at
berate
chide
upbraid
censure
chastise
reprove
lambaste
criticize
US
dress down
bawl out
haul over the coals
lay into
carpet
read the riot act
let someone have it
chew out
criticise
UK
castigate
remonstrate with
pull up
lace into
rate
pitch into
trim
give a talking-to
give someone an earful
give someone a telling-off
give someone hell
give someone a dressing-down
give someone a roasting
give someone a rollicking
objurgate
give a rocket
rap over the knuckles
call down
give someone a mouthful
give someone a wigging
give someone what for
give someone a bollocking
tear off a strip
give someone a rating
rap
rag
keelhaul
blast
reprehend
monster
bollock
give someone a caning
ream out
give someone a row
lecture
wig
row
come down on
give someone some stick
send someone away with a flea in their ear
blow up
put on the mat
tear into
rail against
lambast
tongue-lash
rail at
blame
baste
flay
rant at
score
jaw
hammer
condemn
slap on the wrist
denounce
jump on
call on the carpet
check
nag
slate
blow up at
slap someone's wrist
go on at
flame
jump down one's throat
take to the woodshed
chasten
ream
abuse
caution
find fault with
rake over the coals
diss
talk to
monish
rail
vituperate
give a piece of one's mind
yell at
discipline
pummel
US
draw the line
revile
reprobate
attack
give a going over
tell a thing or two
excoriate
lash
rap on knuckles
trounce
rip
pummelled
UK
bring to book
lesson
slap on wrist
light into
speak to
strongly criticize
climb all over
come down hard on
lean on
ferule
rake over coals
lower the boom
send someone away with a flea in his
give the dickens
accuse
bag
pan
knock
skin
denunciate
zap
oppose
carp on
sound off
go after
fry
jawbone
tear apart
rake
slam
potshot
belabour
UK
rap someone the knuckles
bash
scathe
assail
drag over the coals
belabor
US
trash
criticize severely
lay out
savage
harangue
scorch
give someone a carpeting
eat out
slang
blister
criticize hatefully
tear a strip off
shout at
cuss out
give one hell
jump all over
chew
mete out punishment to
criticize strongly
be hard on
rag on
tear down
teach a lesson
make an example of
pick on
visit
call to account
harass
find fault
give a hard time
take down a peg
exprobate
take down
get after
get on
burn one's ears
sort out
adjure
come down on like a ton of bricks
correct
warn
counsel
throw the book at
speak
give someone stick
advise
objurate
lose one's temper with
preach
have someone on the carpet
disparage
bite someone's head off
asperse
give the business
vilify
cavil
recriminate
lay down the law
expostulate
jump down someone's throat
keep after
threap
taunt
slag off
fulminate against
pillory
inveigh against
roast
rip into
rubbish
denigrate
crucify
run down
bad-mouth
rave at
fulminate
smear
malign
skewer
impugn
slash
cut up
decry
call over the coals
curse
arraign
slur
fault
slag
dis
dispraise
deprecate
pull apart
derogate
sail into
vituperate against
cast aspersions on
pull to pieces
insult
disapprove
slander
protest
defame
cane
calumniate
lam into
traduce
rant
discredit
complain
rollick
scourge
punish
scorn
inveigh
declaim
wade into
besmirch
take to pieces
stigmatize
US
contemn
lash out at
let fly at
take apart
stigmatise
UK
carp at
remonstrate
maul
backbite
swear at
execrate
let fly
pour scorn on
hit out at
express disapproval of
ostracise
UK
ostracize
US
animadvert on
give some stick to
take issue with
declaim against
reprimand severely
exprobrate
lampoon
attask
moralise
UK
moralize
US
set upon
dress-down
ridicule
satirize
US
rap knuckles
cudgel
slap
deride
shellac
strike
smother
hit
proscribe
dishonor
US
dishonour
UK
disgrace
tear to pieces
explode
satirise
UK
earbash
criticize harshly
cavil at
disapprove of
give tongue-lashing
reject
accost
have words with
have words
lash out
lay on
give comeuppance
lash into
burst out
give a tongue-lashing
rap across the knuckles
severely reprimand
nitpick about
tear someone a new one
give someone a dressing down
give someone a telling off
bring to account
deplore
call to task
point the finger
sledge
throw brickbats at
cast a slur on
anathematize
blacken someone's reputation
storm
rage
give flak to
pick holes in
keep nothing back
erupt with anger
prosecute
scream at
round on
belittle
slight
give the devil
rank on
give going-over
give piece of mind
animadvert
judge
rebuff
incriminate
give someone a bad press
bag on
give a bad press to
impeach
show up
give something a bad press
indict
charge with
have your knife in
deliver a tirade to
yelp
yap
bawl
offend
give an injunction to
give someone a ticking-off
read out
look askance
pick apart
sound off to
minimize
US
discount
libel
persecute
oppress
tuck into
dig into
assault
have at
work over
crack down on
have a word with
talk with
ride
zing
hose
injure
miscall
minimise
UK
give vent to one's emotions
give free rein to one's emotions
argue with
be rude to
call names
do a number on
blow off
cut down
cut to the quick
dump on
give a black eye
trash-talk
make a protest to
thunder
vilipend
vociferate
kick
rile
growl
fume
challenge
object
whip
complain about
expostulate about
protest strongly at
make a fuss about
make a stand against
kick up a fuss about
thunder against
object to
raise objections to
make a protest against
complain vociferously about
disagree violently with
oppose strongly
put up a fight against
kick up a stink about
rage against
kick against
complain bitterly about
take a stand against
speak out against
kick up
remonstrate about
take great exception to
cry down
tie into
beat up on
bark at
more ❯
Verb
▲
To have caused someone to do something, usually against their inclinations
made
forced
pressured
coerced
compelled
required
drove
induced
obliged
pressed
pressurized
US
caused
commanded
constrained
impelled
impressed
demanded
intimidated
obligated
ordered
pressurised
UK
railroaded
strong-armed
willed
badgered
blackmailed
bludgeoned
bullied
dragooned
effected
had
harassed
hectored
hounded
imposed on
prevailed on
put up to
sandbagged
bulldozed
menaced
muscled
prevailed upon
steamrollered
Verb
▲
To shame or humiliate someone
crush
humble
humiliate
make someone eat humble pie
put someone in their place
take down a peg or two
put down
cut down to size
shoot down in flames
make someone eat crow
settle someone's hash
shame
degrade
demean
abase
chasten
disgrace
debase
abash
take down
mortify
discredit
embarrass
dishonor
US
dishonour
UK
deflate
bring down
bring low
discomfit
lower
squash
subdue
quash
sink
downgrade
cheapen
smirch
own
foul
devalue
snub
make a fool of
put to shame
cast down
take down a peg
belittle
break
denigrate
flatten
bemean
tear down
show up
make ashamed
chagrin
demote
wither
reduce
shoot down
cause to lose face
pull down
take the wind out of your sails
get the better of
have the last laugh on
blast
cow
deign
condescend
expose
stoop
descend
show in a bad light
let down
take to bits
take to pieces
take apart
demolish
lower in rank
silence
upset
squelch
overcome
lower in status
put away
strike dumb
pop one's balloon
make one feel small
make eat dirt
force to eat humble pie
fix someone's wagon
put one away
cut to the quick
bring down a peg
relegate
dismiss
declass
undervalue
reduce to the ranks
bump
set back
lower the status of
kick downstairs
mark down
depreciate
revert
disrate
bust
rip
smear
slam
pan
discountenance
blister
confuse
vanquish
downplay
run down
play down
put out of countenance
cause to feel small
disparage
derogate
bastardize
US
demoralize
US
profane
injure
diminish
dehumanize
US
dehumanise
UK
demoralise
UK
bastardise
UK
bring shame to
ridicule
defile
blot
cut down
give a black eye
tame
reproach
disconcert
put in one's place
make uncomfortable
make someone feel ashamed
scorn
decry
insult
detract
despise
contemn
stain
taint
stigmatize
US
sully
defame
knock down
bad-mouth
dis
poor-mouth
tarnish
besmirch
blacken
slander
scandalize
US
spot
besmear
drag through the mud
desecrate
drag through the mire
disfavor
US
disrespect
bring into disrepute
bring shame upon
disfavour
UK
slur
disregard
put in a bad light
stigmatise
UK
deride
give a bad name to
scandalise
UK
attaint
lose face
reflect badly on
mock
libel
bring shame on
tar and feather
corrupt
pervert
vitiate
deprave
warp
subvert
debauch
poison
deteriorate
lessen
prostitute
canker
brutalize
US
brutalise
UK
more ❯
Verb
▲
Browbeat, destroy with words
crucify
harrow
torment
agonise
UK
agonize
US
devastate
torture
crush
distress
mortify
pain
shatter
wound
rack
afflict
bedevil
bother
hurt deeply
ill-treat
lampoon
ridicule
smite
try
cause agony to
cause pain to
cause suffering to
inflict anguish on
persecute
excruciate
plague
trouble
anguish
worry
beset
curse
besiege
harass
disturb
annoy
martyr
hurt
strain
upset
oppress
vex
grieve
stress
irritate
rend
wring
martyrize
mistreat
brutalize
US
maltreat
abuse
tax
molest
brutalise
UK
irk
lacerate
exasperate
put on the rack
give someone grief
tear to pieces
fret
perturb
wrong
suffer
fuss
labor
US
labour
UK
muse
break
sear
pierce
stab
tear
squirm
convulse
gut
shake
test
rock
cut up
hang
nail to a cross
tear to shreds
burn at the stake
put to death
drain
weary
exhaust
stretch
sap
tire
inconvenience
injure
tire out
make severe demands on
put a strain on
wear out
frustrate
make demands on
beat
scourge
offend
punish
affront
insult
mangle
maim
whip
slight
outrage
dis
diss
disrespect
inflict suffering on
inflict pain on
slap
work over
give someone the works
sting
get
shock
traumatize
US
discomfort
sadden
burden
traumatise
UK
pester
harry
gnaw at
give offence to
dump on
do in
make miserable
hurt the feelings of
shake up
put down
hurt somebody's feelings
cut to the quick
ail
affect
discommode
blight
pursue
grip
press
strike
take
visit
buffet
cause trouble to
bug
depress
discompose
disquiet
agitate
dismay
hassle
aggrieve
perplex
unsettle
haunt
hound
concern
nag
deject
beleaguer
gall
disconcert
faze
fluster
weigh down
badger
dishearten
provoke
flurry
unhinge
alarm
dispirit
rattle
get to
frazzle
ruffle
dog
burn up
chafe
distemper
aggravate
cast down
discourage
displease
assail
bum out
give a hard time
unnerve
lie heavy on
peeve
weigh heavily on
tease
discomfit
needle
demoralize
US
distract
freak out
weird out
dash
pick on
drive up the wall
pique
rile
derail
hagride
demoralise
UK
daunt
get down
nark
ride
make anxious
desolate
anger
disgust
confound
tyrannize
US
confuse
scare
bring down
miff
tyrannise
UK
alarum
make wretched
prey on
exercise
cause anguish to
hack off
undo
discombobulate
attack
sicken
make despondent
nettle
tick off
stir up
make uneasy
turn off
niggle
move
touch
embarrass
discountenance
hector
tantalize
US
tantalise
UK
throw
frighten
put out
psych
nag at
hang over
give a bad time
cause discomfort to
pother
spook
make gloomy
throw off balance
put off
beat down
prey on your mind
make unhappy
harm
grate
rasp
eat
spite
cause pain
frost
gripe
itch
overwhelm
derange
taunt
chill
inflame
heckle
mither
grind
goad
importune
cow
preoccupy
interrupt
bite
cut
fear
abash
dampen
nauseate
bend someone's ear
cause discomfort
pinch
repel
chagrin
break the heart of
rub up the wrong way
sweat
stew
repulse
abase
prick
puzzle
cramp
push
disappoint
break one's heart
get on your nerves
grate on
dampen spirits
appall
US
put a damper on
be painful
appal
UK
despair
take over
indispose
make one's heart bleed
grind at
make desolate
get on your wick
hack you off
weigh on
cause concern to
make waves
wind up
eat at
be a burden to
debilitate
get across
get at
make uncomfortable
flip out
reduce to tears
turn
cause anguish
psych out
cause anxiety to
make sad
give someone the blues
knock sideways
do someone's head in
be a great weight on
bedog
face
victimize
US
grizzle
damage
tangle
suppress
hunt
terrorize
US
excoriate
occupy
nonplus
grind on
bait
terrorise
UK
eat away at
make blue
drag down
put into a funk
wrench
press down on
obsess
work up
cause disquiet to
incommode
scar
hit hard
dun
chasten
entangle
hamper
tear away at
possess
confront
be prey to
throw off
strap
nit-pick
lie
aggress
be afflicted with
suffer from
be plagued with
be troubled by
overcharge
be a burden on
weigh
be blighted with
be burdened with
be bedevilled by
occupy thoughts
make someone scratch their head
roust
be the victim of
stir
excite
knock the wind out of
mess with someone's head
sweat out
weigh heavily on one's mind
discriminate against
victimise
UK
dash the hopes of
accost
terrify
cause someone distress
disgruntle
put the squeeze on
be in someone's way
harsh one's mellow
inflict
incapacitate
flip
craze
floor
bewilder
rouse
thrill
jump on one's case
give the business
push buttons
fall upon
fall on
rock the boat
make a scene
get someone
fire up
egg on
turn on
lay up
key up
horrify
start in on
arouse anxiety in
weigh heavily on someone's mind
niggle at
give the needle
wreck
wreak
befall
impose
dish it out
give it to
stick it to
dish out
take control of
do a number on
make it tough for
be on one's case
disoblige
jar
grind down
weaken
destroy
infuriate
take the heart out of
incense
cause suffering
be hurtful to
cause offense
bleed
mourn
lambaste
cause sorrow
madden
revolt
lie heavy on someone's mind
weigh heavy on someone's mind
enrage
disparage
scold
berate
rankle
ache
be disagreeable to
push the buttons of
thumb nose at
throb
reproach
revile
domineer
avenge
smart
gravel
override
upbraid
haze
drag
dull
darken
damp
enervate
reluct
run down
dissatisfy
abrade
dominate
enslave
cast a gloom upon
disorder
knock the stuffing out of
bear down
harsh someone's mellow
make someone's heart bleed
make someone fed up
bring tears to your eyes
keep under
dash hopes
pour cold water on
break someone's spirit
knock for six
throw cold water on
break someone's heart
descend upon
force upon
tyrannize over
be autocratic
give someone the hump
make someone see red
be tender
rankle with
make sick
be repugnant to
turn stomach
make someone want to throw up
make someone feel nauseous
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