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What is another word for causing suffering to?

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Verb

Present participle for to worry, oppress, or cause trouble to

causing trouble to

causing agony to

inflicting anguish on

causing pain to

weighing heavily on

demoralizing^US

making someone fed up

knocking sideways

making despondent

bringing tears to your eyes

knocking for six

giving someone grief

demoralising^UK

making miserable

giving someone the blues

knocking the stuffing out of

breaking someone's heart

bending someone's ear

inconveniencing

traumatizing^US

hurting somebody's feelings

cutting to the quick

hurting the feelings of

traumatising^UK

tearing to pieces

giving offence to

breaking the heart of

casting a gloom upon

pouring cold water on

throwing cold water on

dampening spirits

harshing someone's mellow

reducing to tears

making desolate

discombobulating

discountenancing

doing a number on

throwing off balance

arousing anxiety in

pushing buttons

causing anguish to

making wretched

making it tough for

giving a hard time

driving up the wall

giving a bad time

causing discomfort to

inflicting pain on

inflicting suffering on

preying on your mind

causing discomfort

rubbing up the wrong way

breaking one's heart

getting on your nerves

putting a damper on

getting on your wick

hacking you off

causing concern to

making uncomfortable

causing anxiety to

causing anguish

giving someone the works

pressing down on

putting into a funk

causing disquiet to

occupying thoughts

making someone scratch their head

putting on the rack

knocking the wind out of

dashing the hopes of

putting the squeeze on

harshing one's mellow

giving the business

jumping on one's case

rocking the boat

getting someone

taking control of

giving the needle

tearing to shreds

discriminating against

causing someone distress

taking the heart out of

causing suffering

causing offense

sticking the knife into

getting the knife into

making severe demands on

making demands on

putting a strain on

pushing the buttons of

thumbing nose at

tyrannizing over

descending upon

giving someone the hump

making someone see red

making your gorge rise

making someone want to throw up

turning stomach

making someone feel nauseous

getting your back up

getting under your skin

putting your back up

pressurizing^US

driving bananas

bringing down on

getting in your hair

putting on trial

causing to feel mental strain

causing to feel emotional strain

putting in traction

pushing to the limit

pressurising^UK

affecting badly

making downhearted

dampening the spirits of

making an impact

leaving a mark on

making someone suffer

taking the wind out of your sails

causing to lose heart

breathing down someone's neck

making somebody's hackles rise

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“Epa, to exorcise the past of an Africa that persists in causing suffering to itself, will have to find his former companions in misfortune and return them to their families.”

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