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To cause to feel upset, annoyed, or resentful

To be displeasing to

To commit a transgression or an illegal act

To fail to conform to a regulation or obligation

To act or behave in an inappropriate, improper, incorrect, or unexpected manner

To have a strong and unpleasant smell

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Verb

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To cause to feel upset, annoyed, or resentful

antagonise^UK

antagonize^US

put someone's nose out of joint

put your back up

rankle with

rub up the wrong way

tread on someone's toes

be offensive

cause offense

get your goat

hurt somebody's feelings

scandalize^US

scandalise^UK

appal^UK

appall^US

give someone the hump

ruffle one's feathers

make somebody's hackles rise

traumatize^US

traumatise^UK

get up someone's nose

agonize^US

rattle someone's cage

dishonour^UK

dishonor^US

agonise^UK

make one's hair stand on end

be a pain in the neck

be a thorn in someone's side

rub you up the wrong way

criticise^UK

criticize^US

give the cold shoulder

get on the wrong side of

make an enemy of somebody

rattle someone's chain

raise eyebrows amongst

cause raised eyebrows

set someone's teeth on edge

tantalize^US

tantalise^UK

cause a few raised eyebrows amongst

be a thorn in someone's flesh

castigate

work into lather

cause anguish to

drive round the twist

drive round the bend

drive you up the wall

set one's teeth on edge

belabor^US

minimize^US

belabour^UK

minimise^UK

paralyse^UK

paralyze^US

stigmatize^US

raise someone's eyebrows

set someone back on their heels

shake out of your complacency

stigmatise^UK

attack somebody's dignity

give a turn

hit like ton of bricks

drag through the mire

speak ill of

cast a slur on

cast slur on

blacken the character of

run a smear campaign against

throw mud at

fling mud at

abase

take the wind out of your sails

make someone's blood run cold

treat disrespectfully

demoralize^US

demoralise^UK

put someone off their stroke

tyrannize^US

make one's heart bleed

tyrannise^UK

knock the stuffing out of

terrorize^US

terrorise^UK

cause someone to lose their composure

bring tears to your eyes

break someone's heart

throw cold water on

face

give someone the blues

pressurize^US

victimize^US

pressurise^UK

victimise^UK

breathe down someone's neck

be a burden on

grind down

mess with someone's head

weigh heavily on someone's mind

dash hopes

break someone's spirit

labour^UK

labor^US

knock the wind out of

pull the rug from under

pull the rug out from under

ferment

heavy

weigh heavily on one's mind

make someone scratch their head

chivy

beleague

lie heavy on someone's mind

weigh heavy on someone's mind

push someon's buttons

cause someone distress

make things hot for someone

single out

make it hot for someone

put someone off their stride

make someone laugh on the other side of their face

make someone laugh out of the other side of their mouth

make severe demands on

put out of countenance

bring pressure to bear on

have had enough

become bored

make discontented

exhaust someone's patience

harsh someone's mellow

bear down

make someone's heart bleed

dampen someone's spirit

brutalize^US

brutalise^UK

make downhearted

cast a gloom on

dampen the spirits of

be bothered

gnaw away at

gnaw away

be a weight on someone's mind

cause to lose heart

wrench

dampen someone's hopes

fill with consternation

cause to feel emotional strain

overdo

cause to feel mental strain

have an adverse effect on

rule with an iron hand

trample underfoot

weigh heavy upon

hold down

rule with a rod of iron

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“Gregory House is a maverick doctor with a gruff exterior who tends to offend his peers.”

Verb

To be displeasing to

make someone want to throw up

be repulsive to

make someone's skin crawl

make someone feel sick

shock

give you the creeps

make someone's flesh creep

be extremely distasteful to

give someone the creeps

disturb

bother

cause to feel nauseous

make someone's stomach rise

appal^UK

give someone the heebie-jeebies

make one's flesh creep

appall^US

make someone feel nauseous

make someone's blood run cold

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“Never again will I allow this nasty beverage to offend my tastebuds.”

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To commit a transgression or an illegal act

commit a transgression

lapse

misbehave

stray from the straight and narrow

go down the primrose path

succumb to temptation

take the primrose path

behave inappropriately

fall into a life of crime

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“He does not appear to be a young man who is likely to offend in the same manner again in the future.”

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To fail to conform to a regulation or obligation

set your face against

hurl defiance at

thumb nose at

buck

refuse to accept the authority of

balk^US

baulk^UK

take law into own hands

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“The code's provision requires that advertisements do not offend standards of public decency.”

Verb

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To act or behave in an inappropriate, improper, incorrect, or unexpected manner

be guilty of misconduct

stray from the straight and narrow

succumb to temptation

live in sin

take the primrose path

behave inappropriately

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Verb

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To have a strong and unpleasant smell

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