What is another word for distressing ?

Causing worry, distress or anxiety

enough to try the patience of a saint

enough to drive you up the wall

bedevilling^UK

bedeviling^US

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Adjective

Characterized by, or tending to cause, agitation or anxiety

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Adjective

Causing a feeling of surprise, fear or dismay

uncivilised^UK

uncivilized^US

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Adjective

Causing embarrassment or unease

dishonoring^US

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Adjective

beside yourself with rage

In urgent need of immediate attention

clamouring^UK

clamoring^US

of the utmost importance

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Adjective

Upset and angry

as cross as two sticks

ill-humored^US

antagonized^US

antagonised^UK

with all guns blazing

scandalized^US

scandalised^UK

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

sombre^UK

somber^US

burning with excitement

dishonored^US

dishonoured^UK

victimised^UK

victimized^US

with chip on shoulder

with a chip on your shoulder

having got out of bed on the wrong side

like a bear with a sore head

having got out of bed the wrong side

humourless^UK

humorless^US

wintry^US

wintery^UK

unsavoury^UK

apt to fly off the handle

unsavory^US

got up on wrong side of bed

having a fit of the sulks

carrying a chip on your shoulder

have chip on shoulder

terrorizing^US

terrorising^UK

gray^US

grey^UK

not on speaking terms

criticizing^US

criticising^UK

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Verb

giving someone a hard time

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

hurting someone's feelings

rubbing the wrong way

breathing down someone's neck

hurting somebody's feelings

putting someone's nose out of joint

doing in

hurting one's feelings

pushing someon's buttons

bringing pressure to bear on

upsetting the apple cart

trying the patience of

victimizing^US

terrorizing^US

criticising^UK

giving the cold shoulder

criticizing^US

making it hot for someone

hunting

beating

victimising^UK

exiling

sticking the knife into

expelling

wronging

making things hot for someone

dragooning

singling out

hectoring

terrorising^UK

getting the knife into

mourning

pushing the buttons of

getting under one's skin

mixing up

getting in one's hair

anguishing

torturing

making miserable

hurting the feelings of

putting someone's back up

treading on someone's toes

getting someone's goat

getting on one's nerves

sending into a rage

getting in someone's hair

getting on someone's nerves

getting someone's back up

empurpling

making someone's blood boil

rattling someone's cage

ruffling someone's feathers

getting under someone's skin

making someone's hackles rise

trying someone's patience

getting someone's dander up

getting up someone's nose

getting on someone's tits

getting someone's wick

getting someone's hackles up

trying one's patience

getting a rise out of

getting on somebody's nerves

making your hackles rise

wearing on

ruffling one's feathers

getting your hackles up

making somebody's blood boil

getting across someone

sticking in one's craw

distracting

whipping up

getting someone

setting one's teeth on edge

acerbating

trying your patience

rubbing you up the wrong way

getting up somebody's nose

getting somebody's back up

rubbing one the wrong way

causing resentment to

browning off

making one see red

pushing one's buttons

triggering

pushing someone's buttons

driving you up the wall

examining

running up the wrong way

driving you round the bend

shattering

driving you off your head

driving somebody up the wall

driving you to distraction

driving you round the twist

possessing

driving you out of your mind

arousing

boiling

making sore

getting on someone's wick

making somebody's hackles rise

becoming misty

misting over

clouding over

becoming covered with condensation

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Verb

Present participle for to cause significant upset to (someone)

putting someone off their stroke

tantalising^UK

tantalizing^US

bedevilling^UK

bedeviling^US

knocking the stuffing out of

terrorizing^US

terrorising^UK

inflicting anguish on

giving someone a turn

making your heart bleed

pouring cold water on

throwing cold water on

causing someone to lose their composure

setting someone back on their heels

paralysing^UK

breaking the heart of

tyrannizing^US

paralyzing^US

brutalising^UK

brutalizing^US

making self-conscious

victimizing^US

giving someone the blues

putting the wind up someone

causing discomfort to

throwing into a tizzy

victimising^UK

tyrannising^UK

bringing tears to your eyes

exploiting

making someone fed up

riding roughshod over

galvanizing^US

galvanising^UK

causing someone distress

exhausting

making someone scratch their head

breaking someone's heart

causing to lose heart

deprecating

drooping

knocking the stuffing out of someone

giving someone a hard time

making severe demands on

throwing into confusion

hurting somebody's feelings

getting in the way

preying on one's mind

putting off his or her stride

taking the wind out of someone's sails

dishonoring^US

throwing into disorder

pulling the rug out from under

pulling the rug from under

sending over the edge

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

going out of one's way

going to the trouble of

catching one short

mixing up

scaring the bejesus out of

screwing up

lousing up

filling with consternation

scaring the living daylights out of

making someone's hair stand on end

making insane

misplacing

driving mad

making a big thing of

making a big thing out of

making a thing of

getting worked up

making a mountain out of a molehill

getting in a stew

making a meal of

putting out of countenance

hitting like ton of bricks

raising someone's eyebrows

taking the wind out of your sails

completely surprising

shaking out of your complacency

ruling with an iron hand

bringing someone to their knees

ruling with a rod of iron

coercing

putting the squeeze on

bringing under the yoke

tugging at someone's heartstrings

tugging at the heart

domineering

menacing

having an adverse effect on

striking down

going against the grain

harshing someone's mellow

labouring^UK

causing to feel mental strain

causing to feel emotional strain

wrestling with oneself

laboring^US

going through the mill

singing the blues

playing the heavy with

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“He had done everything possible to distress her, including his confession of love for her.”

Verb

Present participle for to give an appearance of age to, especially a new object

ageing^UK

aging^US

“I hereby grant you permission to distress that table, to paint it pink and stencil flowers around the edge if that pleases you.”

Verb

tugging at your heartstrings

Present participle for to influence, usually emotionally

biasing^US

biassing^UK

deciding

exerting influence on

making an impression on

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Distraining

distraining

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Present participle for live in a frugal way

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