What is another word for harried ?

at the end of your tether

Stressed, rushed, panicked, overly busy or preoccupied

ill-humored^US

pressurized^US

pressurised^UK

in high dudgeon

foaming at the mouth

with your back to the wall

browned off

at the end of one's rope

not best pleased

with one's back up against the wall

carrying a chip on your shoulder

between a rock and a hard place

like a cat on a hot tin roof

shocked

strung up

beside oneself

in a state of agitation

traumatized^US

like a cat on hot bricks

traumatised^UK

like a fish out of water

timid

unstable

having butterflies in the stomach

with your heart in your mouth

with one's stomach in knots

frozen

in a blue funk

shaking in one's shoes

put out of countenance

lacking social skills

having a funny feeling

scared out of your wits

frightened out of your wits

like a chicken with its head cut off

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“He flew down the stairs with his harried staff scrambling to make ready all he had asked for.”

Adjective

having enough on one's plate

To be continuously haunted or possessed by something, especially negative emotions, ideas or desires

bedeviled^US

bedevilled^UK

Adjective

Being regularly preoccupied

have one's hands full

having fish to fry

having many irons in the fire

laboring^US

labouring^UK

have a prior engagement

have a previous engagement

rushed off one's feet with

utilized^US

utilised^UK

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Verb

breathed down someone's neck

Past tense for to persistently harass or bother

bedeviled^US

bedevilled^UK

pressurised^UK

pressurized^US

driven round the bend

got in your hair

drove round the twist

driven round the twist

leaned on

put pressure on

brought pressure to bear on

victimized^US

agonized^US

victimised^UK

agonised^UK

rubbed up the wrong way

tyrannized^US

antagonized^US

tantalized^US

tantalised^UK

gravelled^UK

graveled^US

tyrannised^UK

ill-treated

got on your nerves

gotten on your nerves

antagonised^UK

made somebody's hackles rise

given someone the hump

gave someone the hump

brutalized^US

brutalised^UK

gotten under your skin

fired up

made it hot for someone

made things hot for someone

rattled someone's cage

ruffled one's feathers

kicked around

put someone's nose out of joint

gotten on one's nerves

criticized^US

satirized^US

criticised^UK

dishonoured^UK

dishonored^US

satirised^UK

driven to distraction

drove to distraction

neglected

discriminated against

busted someone's balls

played the heavy with

got in the hair of

caused discomfort to

worked into lather

given someone the pip

knocked about

got someone's wick

taken the piss out of

treated badly

flipped out

pushed someon's buttons

gotten up someone's nose

got up someone's nose

stepped on the toes of

caused anxiety

sticked the knife into

drove you up the wall

driven you up the wall

gotten your hackles up

ridden roughshod over

hurt somebody's feelings

traumatized^US

inflicted suffering on

traumatised^UK

put someone off their stroke

beared a grudge towards

felt ill will towards

caviled^US

cavilled^UK

labored^US

laboured^UK

demonized^US

demoralized^US

demonised^UK

demoralised^UK

knocked the stuffing out of

become an obsession with

gave someone the works

bruised

punished repeatedly and unfairly

beat down

descended upon

made severe demands on

harshed someone's mellow

made nervous

made game of

given someone the works

tired out

stuck it to

caused someone to lose their composure

nicked

made demands on

done in

brought tears to your eyes

stacked the deck

showed antagonism to

shown antagonism to

shown ill will towards

showed ill will towards

took the heart out of

taken the heart out of

ran down

bore down

gave someone the blues

beaten down

thrown cold water on

broken someone's heart

broke someone's heart

threw cold water on

borne down

given someone the blues

became an obsession with

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“Without firm figures, they continued to harry Doig to find them.”

Verb

Past tense for to persistently carry out attacks on (an enemy or an enemy's territory)

spoilt^UK

spoiled^US

vandalized^US

leveled^US

levelled^UK

vandalised^UK

moonlight requisitioned

pulverized^US

vaporized^US

vaporised^UK

pulverised^UK

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“Their mission is to blow up bridges, block roads and generally harry and destroy any enemy forces with which they come into contact.”

Verb

Past tense for to bully or threaten, especially by causing others to feel frightened

used strong-arm tactics on

threatened

harassed

pressurised^UK

pressurized^US

hectored

tyrannised^UK

tyrannized^US

twisted someone's arm

scared off

scared the bejesus out of

put under an obligation

brought pressure to bear on

put through the wringer

breathed down someone's neck

ridden roughshod over

held a gun to one's head

had someone do something

tightened the screws on

brought pressure to bear upon

ruled with a rod of iron

brought force to bear on

kept under thumb

ruled with an iron hand

tightened the screw on

thrown your weight around

was in the saddle

threw your weight around

were in the saddle

ran things

been in the saddle

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Verb

Past tense for to put down or control by cruelty or force

oppressed

subjugated

tyrannised^UK

tyrannized^US

ridden roughshod over

ruled with a rod of iron

ruled with an iron hand

victimized^US

brutalized^US

brought someone to their knees

brutalised^UK

victimised^UK

gained mastery over

gained ascendancy over

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Verb

Past tense for to demand earnestly or pressingly

Verb

Past tense for to follow or chase after

Verb

Past tense for to assault or attack, especially militarily

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