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Causing frustration or anger

Very bad or unpleasant

Extremely difficult to endure or tolerate

(usually used in third person form "gets") Annoying or irritating (someone)

To be triggering a passionate feeling or reaction

Present participle for to cause to go crazy or insane

Present participle for to take control of someone's body or mind, especially in a supernatural manner

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Adjective

Causing frustration or anger

antagonizing^US

antagonising^UK

enough to try the patience of a saint

enough to drive you up the wall

confrontational

disadvantageous

unfavourable^UK

discountenancing

emotionally draining

causing discomfort

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“Eric was maddening enough in normal circumstances, but to have him also be right several times in a row was really too much.”

Adjective

Very bad or unpleasant

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Adjective

Extremely difficult to endure or tolerate

Verb

(usually used in third person form "gets") Annoying or irritating (someone)

rubbing up the wrong way

giving someone the hump

making someone see red

getting in someone's hair

getting on someone's nerves

getting on someone's tits

getting on your nerves

getting someone's back up

getting someone's dander up

getting someone's goat

getting someone's hackles up

getting someone's wick

getting under someone's skin

getting up your nose

making someone's hackles rise

making your blood boil

rattling someone's cage

ruffling someone's feathers

trying someone's patience

antagonizing^US

driving up the wall

antagonising^UK

getting under your skin

getting your back up

getting in your hair

putting your back up

hacking you off

giving someone the pip

getting your goat

driving to distraction

driving round the bend

rubbing the wrong way

driving round the twist

sending into a rage

getting on one's nerves

making somebody's hackles rise

getting on your wick

getting your dander up

ruffling one's feathers

raising your hackles

trying your patience

getting your hackles up

getting up someone's nose

giving someone grief

hitting where one lives

making you see red

putting someone's nose out of joint

driving bananas

giving a hard time

rubbing you up the wrong way

scandalizing^US

scandalising^UK

getting a rise out of

making somebody's blood boil

getting someone

discountenancing

getting on someone

getting on the wrong side of

making an enemy of somebody

inconveniencing

pushing someon's buttons

driving you up the wall

making you angry

irritating greatly

causing annoyance to

causing resentment to

losing one's temper

sticking in one's craw

trying the patience of

setting one's teeth on edge

pushing one's buttons

rattling one's cage

giving a bad time

taking a rise out of

getting across someone

working into lather

causing offense to

making indignant

causing offence to

giving offence to

demoralizing^US

cutting to the quick

demoralising^UK

making discontented

becoming covered with condensation

becoming misted

driving you crazy

driving out of mind

driving you round the bend

driving you off your head

driving you to distraction

driving you round the twist

driving you out of your mind

causing suffering to

discombobulating

weighing heavily on

traumatizing^US

hurting somebody's feelings

traumatising^UK

throwing off balance

preying on your mind

causing anxiety to

making miserable

bending someone's ear

putting to trouble

causing trouble to

causing discomfort to

making sport of

breathing down someone's neck

taking the piss out of

causing anguish to

making wretched

pressurizing^US

pressing down on

concerning oneself

dampening spirits

breaking one's heart

making it hot for someone

giving the business

making it tough

torturing yourself

getting in a sweat

pulling one's leg

taking the mickey

getting in a fluster

inflicting anguish on

putting in a spot

making uncomfortable

making things hot for someone

tormenting yourself

getting in a tizz

making someone fed up

getting worked up

getting in a tizzy

getting in a panic

getting overwrought

getting in a flap

losing sleep over

getting in a lather

causing concern to

putting on the spot

causing agony to

making despondent

putting a damper on

knocking for six

getting in a state

pressurising^UK

causing anxiety

getting steamed up

causing disquiet to

running up the wrong way

giving someone hell

getting on the nerves of

getting in the hair of

deeply upsetting

inflicting trauma

making restless

making it tough for

doing a number on

arousing anxiety in

pushing buttons

setting on edge

putting on edge

hitting a sour note

making someone scratch their head

occupying thoughts

taking control of

lying heavily on

kicking up a stink

kicking up a fuss

upsetting the applecart

putting to some trouble

biting one's nails

getting stressed

bringing pressure to bear on

putting pressure on

making severe demands on

making demands on

putting a strain on

throwing a curve

knocking props out

causing pain to

scratching around

searching high heaven

knocking the wind out of

making your gorge rise

harshing one's mellow

gnawing away at

having had enough

losing patience

sticking the knife into

getting the knife into

rocking the boat

offending morals of

giving the cold shoulder

filling with loathing

giving a zinger

pushing the buttons of

thumbing nose at

causing suffering

causing anguish

causing offense

shouting catcalls at

causing to panic

playing cat and mouse

putting through wringer

rubbing salt in wound

causing inconvenience to

creating difficulties for

sending over the edge

hurting the feelings of

tearing to pieces

putting into a funk

breaking the heart of

jumping on one's case

giving the needle

putting the squeeze on

interfering with

bearing down on

casting a pall over

tyrannizing over

upsetting oneself

casting a gloom upon

knocking sideways

pouring cold water on

throwing cold water on

bringing tears to your eyes

knocking the stuffing out of

breaking someone's heart

harshing someone's mellow

giving someone the blues

reducing to tears

making desolate

taking the wind out of your sails

dampening the spirits of

causing to lose heart

making downhearted

feeling unhappy

making resentful

distressing oneself

carrying a heavy load

getting into a dither

sweating it out

putting into a flap

putting someone off their stroke

causing someone to lose their composure

throwing into a tizz

throwing into tizzy

descending upon

bringing down on

giving someone bother

causing someone difficulty

making someone go out of his way

making rancorous

having an adverse effect on

going against the grain

causing illness to

causing problems

putting on trial

pushing to the limit

causing to feel mental strain

causing to feel emotional strain

putting in traction

staying the course

sticking it out

making a monkey of

poking mullock at

poking borak at

pulling someone's leg

slinging off at

making jokes about

getting in a tiz-woz

going through the mill

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“Where Nira and Honey had gotten such expensive things, she never asked, lest she madden them.”

Verb

To be triggering a passionate feeling or reaction

working into lather

feeding the fire

setting in motion

putting in motion

translating into

contributing to

bringing to pass

lighting a fire under

pressurizing^US

bringing into being

firing the imagination of

pressurising^UK

calling into being

prevailing upon

making possible

firing the enthusiasm of

revitalizing^US

sowing the seeds of

revitalising^UK

fanning the flames of

starting the ball rolling

trying to persuade

firing with enthusiasm

getting someone going

materializing^US

crystallizing^US

pushing forward

twisting someone's arm

having a hand in

coming into being

coming into existence

raising your spirits

giving a shot in the arm to

giving shot in arm

getting things rolling

having a part in

being responsible for

putting pressure on

putting in place

using pressure on

acting as a stimulus to

giving incentive to

materialising^UK

crystallising^UK

giving incentive

bringing around

putting a bomb under

bringing on oneself

breathing life into

giving a boost to

putting life into

having as a consequence

having as a result

acting as an incentive to

raising spirits

adding fuel to the flames

raising the morale of

stimulating spiritually

giving confidence to

boosting morale

lifting the spirits of

stiffening the resolve of

getting smoking

giving one an idea

building a fire under

playing a part in

setting on foot

causing to appear

giving a shot in the arm

giving someone a kick

rationalizing^US

putting the heat on

rationalising^UK

putting the screws on

railroading into

bulldozing into

acting as a incentive to

giving the incentive to

coming out with

playing a role in

whetting one's appetite

being a factor in

opening the door for

causing to happen

being partly responsible for

having the effect of

carrying through

oiling the wheels of

causing to occur

giving new life to

breathing new life into

leaving the door open to

making compulsory

laying the foundations of

laying the first stone of

getting in operation

getting off the ground

getting the ball rolling

getting something functioning

getting under way

getting something working

setting the ball rolling

pulling strings with

putting on cloud nine

putting on top of the world

giving a lift to

letting the sun shine in

snapping out of it

giving birth to

bringing pressure to bear on

carrying weight with

cutting any ice with

making yourself felt with

bringing pressure to bear upon

becoming established

becoming apparent

discombobulating

fanning the fire

agitating against

causing anxiety to

giving someone grief

pushing buttons

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Verb

Present participle for to cause to go crazy or insane

driving round the bend

driving someone off their head

flipping your lid

blowing one's stack

blowing your top

destabilizing^US

destabilising^UK

driving you out of your mind

becoming deranged

blowing your mind

coming apart at the seams

falling apart at the seams

becoming insane

going to pieces

going off the deep end

going off one's rocker

going out of your mind

becoming demented

having a breakdown

becoming psychotic

blowing one's cool

bursting into tears

dissolving into tears

going off your head

losing one's mind

losing one's marbles

going doolally tap

losing one's reason

going round the twist

having breakdown

coming apart at seams

going off deep end

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“Like an elephant beset by bees, or the straw that broke the camel's back, this week's swarm of small irritating things could madden even tolerant Taurans.”

Verb

Present participle for to take control of someone's body or mind, especially in a supernatural manner

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