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Adjective

Repulsive or not aesthetically pleasant

Not desired

Causing someone to feel resentful, upset, or annoyed

Causing bother or frustration

Verb

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

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

Noun

The state or quality of being ungracious

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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

gruelling^UK

grueling^US

gray^US

grey^UK

spoiled^US

spoilt^UK

paralyzing^US

paralysing^UK

raining cats and dogs

wintry^US

unfit for human consumption

knock-down-and-drag-out

wintery^UK

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

libelous^US

libellous^UK

dishonoring^US

minimizing^US

unfavorable^US

minimising^UK

opprobrious

malicious

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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 under your skin

getting up your nose

getting your goat

giving someone grief

giving someone the hump

hacking off

making your blood boil

driving round the bend

driving round the twist

getting your dander 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

getting on someone's nerves

ruffling someone's feathers

getting in someone's hair

rubbing the wrong way

making someone's hackles rise

getting under someone's skin

getting someone's back up

making someone's blood boil

rattling someone's cage

getting someone's goat

getting on one's nerves

getting someone's dander up

getting up someone's nose

putting someone's nose out of joint

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

putting someone's back up

stirring up

put somebody's nose out of joint

getting on someone's wick

getting someone's hackles up

trying someone's patience

hurting somebody's feelings

weirding out

hurting someone's feelings

freaking out

driving bananas

rubbing you up the wrong way

giving someone a hard time

getting someone's wick

getting across someone

tantalising^UK

getting under one's skin

tantalizing^US

getting on someone's tits

chiding

ruffling one's feathers

pushing someon's buttons

browning off

riling up

trying one's patience

rubbing one the wrong way

causing annoyance to

causing resentment to

putting your nose out of joint

getting your hackles up

raising your hackles

winding somebody up

driving you up the wall

getting on somebody's nerves

sticking in one's craw

setting one's teeth on edge

breathing down someone's neck

hindering

bending someone's ear

making someone fed up

getting a rise out of

breaking the heart of

upsetting the apple cart

cramping style

mourning

pushing the buttons of

getting in one's hair

abusing

dumping on

giving the cold shoulder

criticizing^US

criticising^UK

losing one's interest

balking^US

treading on someone's toes

failing

demeaning

putting someone to shame

degrading

taking the wind out

making someone eat humble pie

getting one's comeuppance

turning someone's 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

shaking up

electrifying

giving someone a turn

calumniating

smearing

underwhelming

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

taking the piss out of

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

making self-conscious

making it hot for someone

making a monkey of

umbraging

pecking at

pulling somebody's leg

making someone scratch their head

inflicting anguish on

making things hot for someone

causing someone to lose their composure

intoxicating

scouting

leaning on

hurting one's feelings

putting out of countenance

pulling the rug out from under

making blood boil

examining

pulling the rug from under

pushing one's buttons

throwing into a tizzy

losing sleep

wearing

slamming

trying the patience of

taking the mickey out of

putting someone off his stride

galvanizing^US

putting to some trouble

being

hurting the feelings of

preying on one's mind

tweaking

running up the wrong way

questioning

complicating

getting in the way

pushing someone's buttons

putting off his or her stride

taking the wind out of someone's sails

galvanising^UK

causing to lose heart

drooping

jarring upon

setting your teeth on edge

grating upon

wearing upon

dizzying

catching somebody unawares

catching somebody off balance

making severe demands on

brutalising^UK

brutalizing^US

bringing pressure to bear on

putting pressure on

boning

leading someone a merry dance

playing cat and mouse

putting through wringer

rubbing salt in wound

getting up somebody's nose

getting on the wrong side of

getting on the nerves of

getting in the hair of

sticking the knife into

getting the knife into

throwing into confusion

throwing into disorder

throwing into uproar

making livid

making your hackles 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

driving somebody up the wall

causing inconvenience to

creating difficulties for

disengaging

detaching

sending over the edge

filling with consternation

fouling up

putting the wind up someone

leaving no stone unturned

searching high heaven

putting someone to trouble

giving someone bother

causing someone difficulty

making someone go out of his way

tyrannizing^US

pouring cold water on

throwing cold water on

bringing tears to your eyes

knocking the stuffing out of

deluging

breaking someone's heart

harshing someone's mellow

giving someone the blues

reducing to tears

making desolate

belabouring^UK

making your heart bleed

tyrannising^UK

causing to be at a stand

messing with one's head

setting someone thinking

satirizing^US

having an adverse effect on

striking down

going against the grain

turning one's stomach

causing aversion

surfeiting

causing to feel nauseous

making someone want to throw up

jumping on one's case

giving the needle

falling on

giving one the business

putting the squeeze on

causing to feel mental strain

causing to feel emotional strain

satirising^UK

pulling someone's leg

belaboring^US

imperilling^UK

imperiling^US

yanking somebody's chain

taking in

flimflamming

misleading

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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

Noun

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The state or quality of being ungracious

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