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Adjective

Preventing concentration or diverting attention

Causing laughter and providing entertainment

Exciting or capable of holding one's interest for a long period

Causing one to feel unease or discomfort

That serves as a diversion

Making or characterized by a noisy outcry

(rare) Instigating the curiosity or attention of someone

Present participle for to divert one's mind or attention (to something else)

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

Present participle for to cause to feel upset, annoyed, or resentful

Present participle for to cause to become angry

Present participle for to divert or distract (someone) from a main issue or course of action

Present participle for to speak or act in a deliberately vague way to gain more time to deal with something

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Adjective

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Preventing concentration or diverting attention

unfavorable^US

agonising^UK

sombre^UK

somber^US

agonizing^US

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“This is obviously a distracting, nerve-wracking, uncomfortable experience for him.”

Adjective

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Causing laughter and providing entertainment

colourful^UK

colorful^US

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Adjective

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Exciting or capable of holding one's interest for a long period

mesmerising^UK

mesmerizing^US

tantalizing^US

tantalising^UK

hypnotizing^US

hypnotising^UK

galvanising^UK

marvellous^UK

marvelous^US

galvanizing^US

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Adjective

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Causing one to feel unease or discomfort

gruelling^UK

grueling^US

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Adjective

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That serves as a diversion

phony^US

phoney^UK

economical with the truth

colored^US

coloured^UK

terminologically inexact

not backed up by evidence

uncalled-for

mechanical

not what it is cracked up to be

to all intents and purposes

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Adjective

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Making or characterized by a noisy outcry

laying it on the line

straight from the shoulder

calling spade a spade

not afraid to call a spade a spade

bare-faced

categorical

saying what one thinks

straight to the point

plain-speaking

true to life

to the point

speaking as one finds

on the level

straight-from-the-shoulder

not beating around the bush

flat-out

dinkum

not beating about the bush

speaking straight from the shoulder

not pulling any punches

open-and-shut

telling it like it is

meaning what one says

no beating around the bush

calling a spade a spade

critical

hard-hitting

brief and to the point

not mincing one's words

unfavorable^US

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(rare) Instigating the curiosity or attention of someone

tantalizing^US

mesmerising^UK

mesmerizing^US

tantalising^UK

floating someone's boat

lighting someone's fire

occupying

preoccupying

sitting up

tickling someone's fancy

holding your attention

holding the attention of

hypnotizing^US

hypnotising^UK

throwing yourself into

whetting one's appetite

catching your eye

arousing curiosity

engaging one's attention

bedeviling^US

bedevilling^UK

humoring^US

humouring^UK

magnetizing^US

tickling the fancy of

putting under a spell

magnetising^UK

absorbing yourself in

becoming an obsession with

taking in

fracturing

bowling over

getting one's jollies

galvanizing^US

galvanising^UK

giving someone a kick

energizing^US

energising^UK

giving someone a thrill

getting going

lighting a fire under

giving someone a charge

fueling^US

firing with enthusiasm

whetting the appetite of

getting someone going

giving a new lease of life to

setting in motion

acting as a incentive to

bringing about

agreeing with

turning one's head

acting as a stimulus to

making someone feel good

giving someone pleasure

getting one's kicks

warming the cockles of the heart

fanning the flames of

making your head spin

going to your head

putting new strength in

putting new heart in

putting new heart into

favouring^UK

favoring^US

making very happy

giving someone great pleasure

turning someone's head

exerting influence on

making your mouth water

giving the incentive to

making someone feel sexy

making someone feel sexually excited

getting under your skin

making someone pleased

making someone glad

making somebody's day

giving a shot in the arm

taking your breath away

building a fire under

steaming up

acting as a fillip to

geeing up

acting as a impetus to

speeding up

getting one started

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Verb

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Present participle for to divert one's mind or attention (to something else)

“That question is the only thing that could possibly distract me from what has just happened.”

Verb

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

making someone scratch their head

causing to be at a stand

putting someone off their stroke

putting out of countenance

bedevilling^UK

bedeviling^US

setting someone back on their heels

bowling over

setting someone thinking

blowing your mind

going to your head

putting someone off their stride

balking^US

throwing into a tizzy

baulking^UK

tantalising^UK

tantalizing^US

stopping someone in their tracks

causing someone to lose their composure

blowing away

making your head spin

ticking off

balling up

messing with one's head

getting at

knocking the stuffing out of

sending over the edge

pulling the rug from under

crushing

pulling the rug out from under

making self-conscious

maddening

keying up

hurting somebody's feelings

hitting like a ton of bricks

agonizing^US

upsetting the applecart

agonising^UK

terrorizing^US

paralysing^UK

paralyzing^US

terrorising^UK

giving a turn

filling with consternation

throwing cold water on

sapping

pouring cold water on

making one's hair stand on end

giving someone the blues

taking the wind out of your sails

scaring the bejesus out of

antagonising^UK

scaring the pants off

devastating

giving someone goose pimples

scaring someone out of their wits

scaring the living daylights out of

putting the fear of God into

electrifying

throwing into a blue funk

dampening spirits

making unhappy

making one's blood run cold

dampening the spirits of

shattering

making someone fed up

chilling to the bone

curdling the blood

giving someone the heebie-jeebies

making someone's hair stand on end

taking your breath away

making someone jump out of their skin

making someone shake in their shoes

throwing into a panic

sending into a cold sweat

scaring the life out of

scaring the hell out of

frightening the living daylights out of

frightening to death

frightening the life out of

frightening someone out of their wits

making one's flesh creep

giving one the creeps

dumping on

bringing tears to your eyes

filling with loathing

causing disquiet to

breaking the heart of

occupying

defeating

setting back

knocking the wind out of

chastening

slighting

scaring the daylights out of

harshing one's mellow

giving someone a fright

blinding someone with something

hitting like ton of bricks

raising someone's eyebrows

completely surprising

shaking out of your complacency

shattering the illusions of

causing to lose heart

bullyragging

dehydrating

rubbing up the wrong way

rankling with

giving offence

putting someone's nose out of joint

causing offense

treading on someone's toes

harshing someone's mellow

hanging over

making desolate

bearing down

breaking someone's heart

tyrannizing^US

frightening out of your wits

scaring the pants off of

giving someone the hump

tyrannising^UK

casting a shadow over

chilling to the marrow

throwing into a fright

mispleasing

scaring someone half to death

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“Worried that the news would distract me before my exams, she tried her best to hide the letter.”

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Present participle for to cause to feel upset, annoyed, or resentful

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Present participle for to cause to become angry

making someone see red

getting your back up

making your blood boil

hacking you off

steaming up

driving to distraction

putting your back up

getting your goat

getting your dander up

sending into a rage

making somebody's hackles rise

raising your hackles

getting your hackles up

making you see red

driving you crazy

driving you out of your mind

driving you round the bend

driving you round the twist

driving you to distraction

making livid

making somebody's blood boil

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Present participle for to divert or distract (someone) from a main issue or course of action

getting off the subject

straying from the point

straying from the subject

deviating from the topic

getting off the point

Verb

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Present participle for to speak or act in a deliberately vague way to gain more time to deal with something

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