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Annoying or bitterly humiliating

Causing great pain or anguish

Causing anger or another strong reaction, especially deliberately

Causing or characterized by extreme distress or sorrow

Causing someone to feel resentful, upset, or annoyed

Requiring, or involving, great mental or physical effort

Rude and unpleasant in manner

Arousing revulsion or strong indignation

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

Present participle for make sore by rubbing

Present participle for to wear away or cause damage through applied friction

Present participle for meet and come into violent conflict

Present participle for to remove the (natural) skin or outer covering of

Hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of race or political or religious beliefs; oppression

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Adjective

Annoying or bitterly humiliating

antagonizing^US

antagonising^UK

enough to try the patience of a saint

enough to drive you up the wall

causing discomfort

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“And I also have that bi invisibility thing going on, which is both galling and periodically annoyingly convenient.”

Adjective

Causing great pain or anguish

more than one can bear

more than flesh and blood can stand

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Adjective

Causing anger or another strong reaction, especially deliberately

Adjective

Causing or characterized by extreme distress or sorrow

poverty-stricken

unfavourable^UK

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Adjective

Causing someone to feel resentful, upset, or annoyed

uncomplimentary

unfavourable^UK

dishonouring^UK

beyond the pale

scandalmongering

lacking civility

politically incorrect

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Adjective

Requiring, or involving, great mental or physical effort

energy-consuming

pick-and-shovel

easier said than done

like getting blood out of a stone

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Adjective

Rude and unpleasant in manner

rubbing the wrong way

evil-intentioned

short-and-sweet

laid on the line

calling a spade a spade

extremely critical

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Adjective

Arousing revulsion or strong indignation

beyond the pale

stomach-churning

stomach-turning

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

beyond contempt

highly improper

beneath contempt

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Verb

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

antagonizing^US

rubbing up the wrong way

driving to distraction

antagonising^UK

getting under your skin

getting up your nose

getting your goat

giving someone grief

giving someone the hump

making your blood boil

driving round the bend

driving round the twist

driving up the wall

getting in your hair

getting on your wick

getting your back up

getting your dander up

hacking you off

making someone see red

getting on your nerves

giving someone the pip

putting your back up

hitting where one lives

rubbing the wrong way

getting on one's nerves

sending into a rage

cutting to the quick

getting on someone's nerves

getting in someone's hair

giving someone a hard time

getting under one's skin

getting someone's goat

getting someone's back up

getting one's goat

making someone's blood boil

rattling someone's cage

ruffling someone's feathers

getting under someone's skin

making blood boil

put somebody's nose out of joint

getting under skin

putting someone's nose out of joint

causing offense

giving a hard time

making someone's hackles rise

trying someone's patience

getting someone's dander up

getting up someone's nose

scandalizing^US

discountenancing

getting across someone

driving bananas

discombobulating

making miserable

making wretched

hurting someone's feelings

raising your hackles

rubbing you up the wrong way

scandalising^UK

putting someone's back up

getting a rise out of

getting on somebody's nerves

making you see red

causing anguish to

getting on nerves

getting someone

giving offence to

getting someone's wick

getting someone's hackles up

getting on someone's tits

inconveniencing

making your hackles rise

rattling one's cage

getting your hackles up

sticking in one's craw

getting in one's hair

trying the patience of

setting one's teeth on edge

trying one's patience

ruffling one's feathers

breaking the heart of

causing anxiety

trying your patience

irritating greatly

ticking someone off

getting on someone

making one see red

arousing hostility in

making you angry

pushing someon's buttons

putting on the spot

causing annoyance to

causing resentment to

putting your nose out of joint

setting your teeth on edge

pushing one's buttons

pushing someone's buttons

causing offense to

making indignant

causing offence to

getting on someone's wick

losing one's temper

rubbing one the wrong way

making someone scratch their head

breathing down someone's neck

bending someone's ear

getting in the way

running up the wrong way

finding fault with

giving a bad time

winding somebody up

driving you up the wall

bringing one down

dampening spirits

breaking one's heart

giving the cold shoulder

giving a zinger

making discontented

having had enough

losing patience

giving the business

causing to panic

putting a damper on

putting into a funk

losing the affection of

taking a rise out of

setting one off

working into lather

putting someone out

upsetting the apple cart

driving you crazy

gnawing away at

wearing to shreds

throwing off balance

pushing the buttons of

thumbing nose at

causing suffering

causing anguish

driving out of mind

driving you to distraction

making somebody's blood boil

driving you out of your mind

driving you round the bend

driving you off your head

driving somebody up the wall

driving you round the twist

making it hot for someone

sticking the knife into

making things hot for someone

getting the knife into

putting into a flap

putting someone off their stroke

throwing into tizzy

causing someone to lose their composure

throwing into a tizz

getting in the hair of

getting on the nerves of

taking the mickey out of

taking the piss out of

causing suffering to

making your heart bleed

hurting somebody's feelings

turning one off

treading on someone's toes

upsetting oneself

going out of one's way

making an effort

making a fuss about

putting oneself out

putting yourself out

going to the trouble of

exerting oneself

taking the trouble

causing vexation

causing bitterness

causing annoyance

causing resentment

demoralizing^US

knocking for six

demoralising^UK

traumatizing^US

knocking sideways

traumatising^UK

setting someone back on their heels

making uncomfortable

weighing heavily on

giving someone a turn

putting out of countenance

putting to trouble

taking control of

stopping someone in their tracks

causing to be at a stand

putting in a spot

pressurizing^US

monopolizing^US

destabilizing^US

catching off balance

making self-conscious

causing anxiety to

lighting a fire under

making a monkey of

making it tough

putting someone off their stride

throwing a curve

putting the wind up

hitting for six

scaring to death

scaring the bejesus out of

leaving speechless

knocking the stuffing out of

hurting one's feelings

putting on edge

putting the wind up someone

throwing into a tizzy

destabilising^UK

causing agony to

going to one's head

sweeping someone off their feet

blowing one's mind

pushing buttons

springing something on

getting someone down

pressurising^UK

monopolising^UK

setting someone thinking

putting off balance

pressing down on

putting to some trouble

putting someone off his stride

throwing a curveball

causing disquiet to

deeply upsetting

inflicting trauma

making restless

catching somebody unawares

catching somebody off balance

causing pain to

setting someone's teeth on edge

scaring the living daylights out of

making someone's hair stand on end

dishonouring^UK

causing discomfort to

causing concern to

sending into a spin

making it tough for

doing a number on

arousing anxiety in

catching one short

putting in a hole

causing someone distress

knocking props out

setting thinking

bringing up short

messing with one's head

causing feeling

working someone up

putting pressure on

hitting a sour note

causing trouble to

throwing into confusion

throwing into disorder

pulling the rug out from under

pulling the rug from under

throwing into uproar

putting off his or her stride

taking the wind out of someone's sails

taking steam out

causing inconvenience to

creating difficulties for

sending over the edge

bringing pressure to bear on

hitting like ton of bricks

raising someone's eyebrows

taking the wind out of your sails

completely surprising

shaking out of your complacency

thunderstriking

filling with consternation

hurting the feelings of

tearing to pieces

taking someone aback

giving someone a fright

making someone jump out of their skin

giving someone a jolt

rocking the boat

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

nipping in the bud

attracting attention

bending the rules

sending on a wild-goose chase

inflicting anguish on

shouting catcalls at

changing position

stirring embers

adding fuel to fire

calling to mind

feeding the fire

putting someone off

taking by surprise

upsetting apple cart

putting someone to trouble

giving someone bother

causing someone difficulty

making someone go out of his way

materializing^US

materialising^UK

casting a gloom upon

pouring cold water on

throwing cold water on

bringing tears to your eyes

making someone fed up

harshing someone's mellow

giving someone the blues

reducing to tears

making desolate

making despondent

taking one's breath away

taking your breath away

firing with enthusiasm

giving someone a kick

giving someone a charge

getting someone going

becoming an obsession with

arousing sympathy

tugging at someone's heartstrings

tugging at the heart

making jokes about

turning one's stomach

making one sick

causing aversion

causing to feel nauseous

turning your stomach

offending morals of

making someone want to throw up

filling with loathing

pulling somebody's leg

poking mullock at

poking borak at

making sport of

pulling someone's leg

leading somebody on

slinging off at

taking it out on

keeping complaining to

making emotional

causing to lose concentration

running circles around

rendering speechless

sexually abusing

interfering with

sexually assaulting

torturing yourself

wrestling with oneself

eating heart out

tormenting yourself

taking it badly

exercising oneself

going through the mill

singing the blues

stretching tight

setting on edge

wreaking havoc on

firing the enthusiasm of

firing the imagination of

making an impression on

leaving a mark on

making an impact on

having an effect on

exerting influence on

having a bearing on

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“And even though it will gall us as a community to accept the killers of a Garda strutting around as free as birds after being found guilty by the courts just a few years ago, we will have to bite our tongues and keep going.”

Verb

Present participle for make sore by rubbing

rubbing against

rubbing painfully

wearing threadbare

gnawing away at

rubbing into pieces

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“The straps that galled their shoulders.”

Verb

Present participle for to wear away or cause damage through applied friction

becoming ragged

becoming threadbare

becoming tattered

going into holes

gnawing away at

becoming useless

showing signs of wear

coming to the end of its life

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Verb

Present participle for meet and come into violent conflict

Verb

Present participle for to remove the (natural) skin or outer covering of

Noun

Hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of race or political or religious beliefs; oppression

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