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What is another word for grate on?

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Verb

To irritate or annoy someone

give someone the hump

make somebody's hackles rise

get on your wick

rub the wrong way

drive you up the wall

get on the wrong side of

ruffle one's feathers

make an enemy of somebody

stroke someone's hair the wrong way

be a pain in the neck

be a thorn in someone's side

antagonize^US

set one's teeth on edge

antagonise^UK

breathe down someone's neck

get on someone's case

tantalise^UK

tantalize^US

exhaust someone's patience

agonize^US

agonise^UK

traumatize^US

drive round the twist

traumatise^UK

demoralize^US

hurt somebody's feelings

demoralise^UK

get up someone's nose

appal^UK

appall^US

put someone's nose out of joint

scandalize^US

scandalise^UK

rub you up the wrong way

weigh heavily on someone's mind

victimize^US

pressurize^US

victimise^UK

pressurise^UK

weigh heavily on one's mind

give offence to

criticize^US

dampen spirits

put a damper on

make things hot for someone

make it hot for someone

criticise^UK

be a thorn in someone's flesh

dull

mess with someone's head

rattle someone's cage

belabour^UK

terrorize^US

breath down someone's neck

belabor^US

terrorise^UK

bring pressure to bear on

be a weight on one's mind

push someon's buttons

cause inconvenience to

be the victim of

hiss

lie heavy on someone's mind

weigh heavy on someone's mind

knock the wind out of

make severe demands on

put a strain on

tire out

take aback

create difficulties for

get on someone's back

drive you out of your mind

drive you off your head

drive you to distraction

make somebody's blood boil

drive you round the twist

make you see red

make livid

drive out of mind

drive you round the bend

give the cold shoulder

tyrannize^US

make someone's stomach rise

put someone off their stroke

cause someone to lose their composure

be a weight on someone's mind

tyrannise^UK

dampen the spirits of

dampen someone's hopes

cause to lose hope

take the wind out of your sails

knock the stuffing out of

harsh someone's mellow

make one's heart bleed

give someone the blues

make someone's heart bleed

make sad

reduce to tears

knock sideways

bring tears to your eyes

keep under

dash hopes

break someone's spirit

throw cold water on

break someone's heart

cause someone difficulty

satirize^US

cause to feel emotional strain

cause to feel mental strain

make someone go out of his way

satirise^UK

have an adverse effect on

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“He strongly reprimands a choirboy whose wrong notes grate on his delicate ear.”

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