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Adjective

Repulsive or not aesthetically pleasant

Not desired

Causing someone to feel resentful, upset, or annoyed

Causing bother or frustration

To be irritating or upsetting, typically with repeated or unpleasant acts

Present participle for enter someone's land or property without permission

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Adjective

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Repulsive or not aesthetically pleasant

unsavoury^UK

unsavory^US

fetid^US

foetid^UK

ill-favored^US

agonizing^US

sombre^UK

somber^US

agonising^UK

flavourless^UK

flavorless^US

lacklustre^UK

lackluster^US

as plain as a pikestaff

humourless^UK

humorless^US

unfavorable^US

anemic^US

anaemic^UK

spoiled^US

spoilt^UK

gray^US

grey^UK

at each other's throats

grueling^US

raining cats and dogs

gruelling^UK

unfit for human consumption

knock-down-and-drag-out

full of ups and downs

more than one can bear

more than flesh and blood can stand

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“It was not entirely displeasing to be the centre of such a drama.”

Adjective

Not desired

ill-favored^US

unsavoury^UK

unsavory^US

meager^US

meagre^UK

unfavorable^US

not all it's cracked up to be

leaving a lot to be desired

not quite the done thing

strictly for the birds

out of place

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Adjective

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Causing someone to feel resentful, upset, or annoyed

libellous^UK

libelous^US

unfavorable^US

dishonoring^US

minimizing^US

minimising^UK

libeling^US

libelling^UK

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Adjective

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Causing bother or frustration

enough to try the patience of a saint

enough to drive you up the wall

bedevilling^UK

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

bedeviling^US

gruelling^UK

grueling^US

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Verb

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To be irritating or upsetting, typically with repeated or unpleasant acts

bedeviling^US

bedevilling^UK

rubbing up the wrong way

driving to distraction

getting someone's goat

getting under your skin

getting up your nose

giving someone grief

giving someone the hump

hacking off

making your blood boil

driving round the bend

driving round the twist

getting someone's dander up

getting your back up

hacking you off

heating up

making someone see red

getting on your nerves

giving someone the pip

putting your back up

hitting where one lives

rubbing the wrong way

putting someone's nose out of joint

ruffling one's feathers

giving a hard time

making somebody's hackles rise

getting on one's nerves

rattling someone's cage

hurting somebody's feelings

burning

steaming up

getting your dander up

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

getting up someone's nose

getting your hackles up

freaking out

driving bananas

rubbing you up the wrong way

getting someone's wick

getting across someone

tantalizing^US

tantalising^UK

driving you up the wall

making someone's hackles rise

getting on someone's nerves

getting someone's hackles up

ruffling someone's feathers

getting under someone's skin

getting in someone's hair

trying someone's patience

getting on someone's tits

getting someone's back up

pushing someon's buttons

causing annoyance to

causing resentment to

dejecting

making an enemy of somebody

getting on the wrong side of

making someone fed up

getting a rise out of

sticking in one's craw

setting one's teeth on edge

upsetting the applecart

pushing the buttons of

breaking the heart of

abusing

dumping on

giving the cold shoulder

criticizing^US

criticising^UK

treading on someone's toes

breathing down someone's neck

bending someone's ear

balking^US

making someone eat humble pie

getting one's comeuppance

making your gorge rise

turning stomach

filling with loathing

giving cause for complaint

paralysing^UK

hitting like ton of bricks

raising someone's eyebrows

taking the wind out of your sails

completely surprising

traumatising^UK

thunderstriking

throwing a curve

shaking out of your complacency

paralyzing^US

setting someone back on their heels

baulking^UK

libeling^US

causing a few raised eyebrows amongst

libelling^UK

causing raised eyebrows

raising eyebrows amongst

dishonoring^US

terrorizing^US

terrorising^UK

putting someone off their stroke

victimizing^US

victimising^UK

causing discomfort to

trying the patience of

putting on the spot

taking the piss out of

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

making self-conscious

making it hot for someone

making someone scratch their head

inflicting anguish on

punishing

ragging on

making things hot for someone

tormenting yourself

causing someone to lose their composure

intoxicating

leaning on

getting in a tizz

pulling the rug out from under

pulling the rug from under

throwing into a tizzy

hurting the feelings of

tearing to pieces

getting on the nerves of

getting in the hair of

stimulating

knocking off balance

putting someone off their stride

pushing one's buttons

tweaking

running up the wrong way

belabouring^UK

putting to some trouble

making severe demands on

making demands on

putting a strain on

boning

leading someone a merry dance

playing cat and mouse

putting through wringer

rubbing salt in wound

knocking the wind out of

ventilating

bugging up

harshing one's mellow

bringing pressure to bear on

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

screwing up

putting the wind up

filling with consternation

sticking the knife into

getting the knife into

throwing into confusion

throwing into disorder

throwing into uproar

causing inconvenience to

imposing upon

creating difficulties for

scratching around

yapping at

searching high heaven

sending over the edge

putting out of countenance

belaboring^US

jumping on one's case

giving the needle

falling on

putting the squeeze on

pouring cold water on

throwing cold water on

bringing tears to your eyes

knocking the stuffing out of

breaking someone's heart

harshing someone's mellow

giving someone the blues

tyrannizing^US

tyrannising^UK

making your head spin

stymieing

bringing up short

causing to be at a stand

messing with one's head

setting someone thinking

having an adverse effect on

striking down

going against the grain

causing to feel nauseous

palling

offending morals of

abominating

making someone want to throw up

carrying a heavy load

taking on

eating your heart out

getting into a dither

giving someone bother

causing someone difficulty

making someone go out of his way

satirizing^US

causing to feel mental strain

causing to feel emotional strain

dampening the spirits of

causing to lose heart

imperilling^UK

imperiling^US

going through the mill

satirising^UK

pulling someone's leg

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“The routine aim is to disparage and stigmatize activities or sentiments that displease policymakers in Washington.”

Verb

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Present participle for enter someone's land or property without permission

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