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To be constantly or visibly anxious

To cause anxiety or worry to

To complain or make a fuss about something

To wear away or cause damage through applied friction

To think deeply about something that makes one unhappy, angry, or worried

To express or feel deep sorrow or anguish

To feel or express violent uncontrollable anger

To whinge or whine

To hesitate or be reluctant to do something (that one thinks may be wrong)

To feel emotionally upset

Plural for a state of being nervous, anxious, or irritated

Plural for a state of noisy and confused activity

Plural for an often childish display or fit of bad temper

Plural for an obscuration of the lower atmosphere, typically caused by fine suspended particles

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Verb

To be constantly or visibly anxious

concerns oneself

distresses oneself

loses sleep over

carries a heavy load

gets into a dither

tortures yourself

gets overwrought

gets in a state

gets in a fluster

gets in a panic

gets steamed up

gets in a sweat

gets in a tizzy

gets in a lather

goes through the mill

bites one's nails

wrestles with oneself

exercises oneself

sings the blues

eats your heart out

stays the course

burdens oneself

worries oneself

occupies oneself

troubles yourself

goes to the trouble

gets in a tiz-woz

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“An alarming new survey has found that almost one in four parents fret constantly about whether they have the ability to raise their children properly.”

Verb

To cause anxiety or worry to

gets on one's nerves

causes to panic

drives up the wall

gets on your nerves

gives a hard time

rubs up the wrong way

gets in your hair

discombobulates

puts your back up

gives someone the hump

gets your back up

gives someone grief

makes someone see red

gets under your skin

cuts to the quick

discountenances

hurts somebody's feelings

drives round the bend

rubs the wrong way

puts someone's nose out of joint

gets on your wick

throws off balance

gets your dander up

gives someone the pip

makes your blood boil

tries your patience

drives round the twist

causes anxiety to

causes concern to

causes discomfort to

makes uncomfortable

gives a bad time

gives offence to

gets your hackles up

rubs you up the wrong way

raises your hackles

ruffles one's feathers

makes miserable

makes somebody's hackles rise

gets across someone

preys on your mind

drives you up the wall

causes anguish to

gets up someone's nose

causes disquiet to

weighs heavily on

drives to distraction

causes suffering

works into lather

gets a rise out of

sends into a rage

takes a rise out of

hits where one lives

makes it tough for

causes suffering to

does a number on

arouses anxiety in

pushes the buttons of

loses one's temper

treads on someone's toes

rattles someone's cage

sticks in one's craw

sets one's teeth on edge

breaks one's heart

dampens spirits

causes annoyance to

causes resentment to

puts a damper on

puts into a funk

breaks the heart of

causes annoyance

brings pressure to bear on

puts pressure on

breathes down someone's neck

causes vexation

causes resentment

causes bitterness

puts someone off their stroke

puts into a flap

throws into tizzy

throws into a tizz

causes someone to lose their composure

rattles one's cage

bends someone's ear

becomes flustered

presses the panic button

goes into a panic

gets into a state

causes to feel mental strain

puts in traction

pushes to the limit

causes to feel emotional strain

tries the patience of

makes discontented

makes someone fed up

puts on the spot

makes self-conscious

takes the wind out of your sails

makes you see red

gets someone's wick

upsets the applecart

makes things hot for someone

pushes one's buttons

makes it hot for someone

hits a sour note

gets on the wrong side of

makes an enemy of somebody

gets on someone

runs up the wrong way

pushes someon's buttons

plays cat and mouse

rubs salt in wound

puts through wringer

occupies thoughts

makes someone scratch their head

sets someone's teeth on edge

sets someone back on their heels

puts someone off their stride

drives you round the twist

makes somebody's blood boil

drives you crazy

drives you round the bend

drives you to distraction

drives you out of your mind

takes the mickey

lies heavily on

gets in the hair of

makes demands on

makes severe demands on

gets on the nerves of

takes the piss out of

puts a strain on

kicks up a stink

kicks up a fuss

gives the cold shoulder

offends morals of

makes a monkey of

puts out of countenance

catches one short

throws into a tizzy

fills with loathing

puts to trouble

causes to lose heart

dampens the spirits of

makes despondent

makes downhearted

causes trouble to

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“You break the rules of your people, invite danger upon yourself, and fret your mother.”

Verb

To complain or make a fuss about something

kicks up a fuss

kicks up a rumpus

kicks up a stink

finds fault with

lodges a complaint

makes a complaint

expresses concern

speaks out against

puts the boot in

takes exception to

inveighs against

protests against

complains about

fulminates against

makes a fuss about

takes exception

expresses opposition

raises objections

expresses disapproval

makes a protest

expresses disagreement

voices disapproval

makes an objection

puts up a fight

takes up the cudgels

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“Young people continue to lead in adopting and testing new platforms and digital literacies, and their elders still fret and complain about them.”

Verb

To wear away or cause damage through applied friction

wears threadbare

wearing through

becomes threadbare

wears to shreds

does a number on

becomes tattered

goes into holes

makes a mark on

breaks the skin of

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“It drifts into crevasses or the deep valleys of the streams that fret the surface of the ice.”

Verb

To think deeply about something that makes one unhappy, angry, or worried

Verb

To express or feel deep sorrow or anguish

Verb

To feel or express violent uncontrollable anger

rants and raves

loses your temper

flies off the handle

goes off the deep end

goes up the wall

foams at the mouth

froths at the mouth

jumps up and down

works oneself into sweat

becomes enraged

goes into a rage

loses one's temper

goes through the roof

gets steamed up

flies into a rage

blows one's stack

gets hot under the collar

throws a tantrum

hits the ceiling

becomes very angry

goes non-linear

loses your head

goes into a fury

flips one's wig

becomes annoyed

boils with rage

throws a wobbly

flies into a temper

bursts a blood vessel

becomes furious

pops one's cork

gnashes your teeth

loses your cool

gets all steamed up

boils over with rage

flies into a passion

has a conniption fit

does a slow burn

grows passionate

becomes excited

becomes impassioned

becomes animated

chomps at the bit

champs at the bit

gets steamed up about

raises the roof

takes offense^US

gets your hackles up

becomes infuriated

gets your dander up

takes offence^UK

becomes indignant

draws oneself up

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Verb

To whinge or whine

Verb

To hesitate or be reluctant to do something (that one thinks may be wrong)

Verb

To feel emotionally upset

Noun

Plural for a state of being nervous, anxious, or irritated

alarums and excursions

hustle and bustle

breaches of the peace

topsy-turviness

discombobulations

Sturm und Drang

ungovernableness

uncontrollability

disorganization^US

disorganisations^UK

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“Don't get into a fret, because everything is all right in your apartment. There's no reason at all to get upset.”

Noun

Plural for a state of noisy and confused activity

monkey business

Noun

Plural for an often childish display or fit of bad temper

temper tantrums

Noun

Plural for an obscuration of the lower atmosphere, typically caused by fine suspended particles

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