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What is another word for
persecuted
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Adjective
Oppressed, persecuted or subjugated
Appearing worn or harassed as if one is being pursued
Feeling resentment at having been unfairly treated
Experiencing pain
Verb
Past tense for to harass or annoy (someone) persistently
Past tense for to cause anguish or distress to
Past tense for to bully or threaten, especially by causing others to feel frightened
Past tense for to domineer with superior strength or force
Past tense for to mistreat or do an injustice to
Past tense for to inflict emotional or physical harm or distress upon
Past tense for punish severely
Past tense for to verbally criticize harshly, especially with insulting language
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Adjective
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Oppressed, persecuted or subjugated
oppressed
tyrannised
UK
tyrannized
US
subjugated
maltreated
abused
downtrodden
victimised
UK
victimized
US
crushed
mistreated
exploited
tormented
browbeaten
plagued
suppressed
beleaguered
beset
ill-treated
distressed
misused
repressed
burdened
subdued
disadvantaged
enslaved
underprivileged
subservient
helpless
prostrate
underfoot
wronged
aggrieved
ground down
have-not
under one's thumb
weighed down
under the thumb
at one's mercy
at one's feet
a slave to
offended
bullied
powerless
underdog
overcome
under someone's heel
in one's power
in one's pocket
in one's clutches
led by the nose
at beck and call
wounded
anguished
harmed
tortured
harassed
neglected
battered
subject
haunted
knocked about
badly treated
hurt
hard done by
abject
troubled
overloaded
grief-stricken
destitute
slave
fraught
henpecked
worried
injured
ill-used
maligned
beaten
molested
assaulted
physically abused
hit
beat-up
bruised
squashed
thumped
thrashed
manhandled
black-and-blue
impaired
affected
damaged
insulted
vilified
dishonoured
UK
defamed
tainted
tarnished
blackened
impugned
denigrated
dishonored
US
more ❯
“Down the avenues of history,
persecuted
peoples have looked for a Messianic Saviour.”
Adjective
▲
Appearing worn or harassed as if one is being pursued
hunted
harassed
harried
tormented
desperate
distraught
beleaguered
besieged
browbeaten
careworn
downtrodden
haggard
hounded
stressed
troubled
hassled
stricken
terror-stricken
up against it
badgered
aggravated
plagued
vexed
pestered
put upon
under pressure
worried
agitated
pressured
hard-pressed
under the cosh
bothered
distressed
beset
flustered
frayed
hag-ridden
stressy
stressed out
under stress
at the end of your tether
anxious
strained
fretting
at wit's end
worn out
with your back to the wall
under duress
on the spot
pressurized
US
uptight
hurried
rushed
pressurised
UK
in a state
with one's back up against the wall
hot and bothered
at the end of one's rope
Adjective
▲
Feeling resentment at having been unfairly treated
aggrieved
distressed
hurt
unhappy
discontented
disgruntled
disturbed
angry
affronted
indignant
offended
pained
peeved
resentful
upset
anguished
nettled
piqued
riled
wronged
afflicted
annoyed
chagrined
discontent
displeased
dissatisfied
harmed
injured
irked
irritated
malcontent
miffed
vexed
ill-used
put out
saddened
sore
steamed
woeful
cheesed off
depressed
grieving
in high dudgeon
oppressed
victimised
UK
victimized
US
wounded
in a huff
hard done by
exasperated
aggravated
cross
irate
enraged
teed off
narked
browned off
hacked off
furious
ticked off
incensed
mad
huffy
infuriated
fed up
angered
bothered
peed off
not best pleased
galled
brassed off
eggy
provoked
shirty
bitter
ruffled
ireful
hot under the collar
sulky
snuffy
sullen
crabby
outraged
miffy
wrathful
bent out of shape
troubled
tooshie
in a temper
choleric
grumpy
frustrated
steaming
sour
ratty
stung
livid
crook
foaming at the mouth
testy
rankled
apoplectic
ticked
ballistic
roiled
rabid
steamed up
snaky
surly
wroth
fuming
disappointed
worked up
acrimonious
vex
maddened
boiling
dark
perturbed
enflamed
insulted
moody
disaffected
rancorous
embittered
up in arms
hopping mad
agitated
irritable
morose
malcontented
foaming
inflamed
fit to be tied
hot
infuriate
grieved
scunnered
riley
hopping
glowering
disgusted
seething
harassed
unsatisfied
ropeable
wrath
choked
hostile
out of joint
beside oneself
in a bad mood
dour
in a lather
grudging
in a frenzy
brooding
horn-mad
bad-tempered
glum
complaining
ill-tempered
ungratified
grumbling
spiteful
griping
slighted
hateful
kvetching
flustered
antagonized
US
vitriolic
acrid
irascible
impatient
scowling
frowning
chafed
hoha
menacing
threatening
soreheaded
hard
aggressive
fierce
gloomy
stroppy
antagonised
UK
ill-disposed
inhospitable
cantankerous
on the warpath
maltreated
as cross as two sticks
going crook
temperamental
cheerless
wound up
mistreated
blue in the face
tormented
in a fume
in a pet
off the air
fretful
querulous
needled
forbidding
rattled
restless
unforgiving
restive
critical
grouchy
louring
tetchy
reproachful
disquieted
unfriendly
grim
envious
jaundiced
churlish
peevish
petulant
begrudging
severe
butthurt
ill-treated
antagonistic
bellyaching
raging
incandescent
very angry
raving
narky
dirty
unglued
filthy
hassled
splenetic
frenzied
heated
bugged
gnashing one's teeth
scornful
ranting
unpleased
venomous
stern
at daggers drawn
fiery
evil-intentioned
hate-filled
ill-humored
US
waxy
aerated
foreboding
ill-humoured
UK
seeing red
ferocious
with a chip on your shoulder
burned up
out of humour
blown a gasket
goaded
unjustifiably resentful
unjustifiably offended
dishonored
US
humiliated
excited
burning with excitement
anxious
het up
worried
revengeful
miserable
umbrageous
dishonoured
UK
harried
huffish
touchy
undermined
rebellious
annoying
snappy
prickly
snitty
unamused
waspish
blue
factious
belligerent
malignant
contemptuous
disdainful
crabbed
dissentious
troublemaking
malevolent
evil
wicked
malicious
vindictive
cray-cray
sick and tired
ominous
maleficent
baleful
vehement
cynical
sardonic
irreconcilable
caustic
nitpicking
fault-finding
carping
short-tempered
quick-tempered
disapproving of
intimidating
frightening
harsh
malign
poisonous
malefic
out of sorts
cut to the quick
sick to death
fed up to the teeth
black
fed up to the back teeth
belly-aching
hacked
wild
rousted
roused
with chip on shoulder
grudge-bearing
abused
mildly annoyed
dogged
uptight
scandalized
US
buffaloed
storming
frantic
spare
passionate
shocked
scandalised
UK
unfulfilled
cranky
hot-tempered
boiling mad
grousing
unsated
all steamed up
overcome with anger
at boiling point
raging mad
crabbing
uncontent
kicking
picky
in a rage
bummed out
beside yourself
beside yourself with rage
in a paddy
with all guns blazing
at end of one's rope
in a bate
hot and bothered
pushed too far
rubbed the wrong way
in a filthy temper
disapproving
regretful
ennuied
sniveling
US
plaintive
unassuaged
insatiable
faultfinding
unappeased
fretting
jealous
snivelling
UK
neglected
suppressed
battered
tyrannized
US
snubbed
out of temper
salty
suffering
bad tempered
put-out
fed-up
not satisfied
plagued
tyrannised
UK
knocked about
badly treated
p.o.'d
stricken
impaired
cursed
fractious
snappish
crotchety
crusty
disagreeable
discouraged
pettish
dyspeptic
chippy
disheartened
liverish
tense
peckish
weary
thin-skinned
like a bear with a sore head
ill-natured
curt
volatile
snippy
curmudgeonly
edgy
peppery
ornery
scratchy
sick
bored
on a short fuse
captious
tired
gruff
quarrelsome
short
perverse
snarky
snippety
stuffy
raspy
shrewish
bilious
out of humor
mean
sharp
nasty
bearish
acid
in a mood
cross-grained
short-fused
jaded
wearied
blasé
down
fretted
whingy
mardy
caviling
US
cavilling
UK
moping
pouty
difficult
ticklish
ungracious
sensitive
brusque
snarling
truculent
blunt
hotheaded
contentious
oversensitive
pouting
vicious
having got out of bed on the wrong side
bloody-minded
having got out of bed the wrong side
unimpressed
defiant
good and mad
mad as hell
wry
ready to be tied
concerned
disconcerted
nervous
crazy
defeated
disrespected
blazing
berserk
stressed
crackers
smouldering
UK
flaming
insane
snarly
atrabilious
zowerswopped
out of countenance
as black as thunder
carrying a chip on your shoulder
up the wall
perversely irritable
hung up
stewed
blazing mad
flaming mad
browned-off
abrupt
jumpy
very upset
in a wax
out of control
in a towering rage
smoldering
US
sick as a parrot
feisty
bristly
unsociable
argumentative
humourless
UK
terse
unpleasant
humorless
US
bellicose
rude
despondent
misanthropic
obstinate
pertinacious
uncooperative
contrary
whiny
hypercritical
whining
crybaby
boorish
unsmiling
uncivil
mopey
discourteous
stressed out
disconsolate
dejected
disillusioned
sad
downcast
iracund
tough
iracundulous
fussy
disputatious
full of hate
full of dislike
waspy
trying
mumpish
growling
tart
sorehead
saturnine
cussed
on edge
awkward
vinegary
whingeing
childish
hasty
obstreperous
chuffy
impetuous
unindulgent
impolite
unhelpful
melancholic
forlorn
joyless
low
nasty-tempered
foul-tempered
out-of-sorts
hot-blooded
ugly
easily offended
ill-mannered
bored by
disenchanted
crestfallen
doleful
gutted
downhearted
inconsolable
having short fuse
hot under collar
surfeited by
weary of
distressed by
glutted by
surfeited with
jaded with
jaded by
satiated by
satiated
sorrowful
glutted with
surfeited
revolted
sickened
sated
dismal
have had it up to here with
repulsed
have had enough
nauseated
have had a basinful of
have had something up to here
repelled
low-spirited
up to here
appalled
nauseous
aghast
mortified
grossed out
turned off
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Adjective
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Experiencing pain
suffering
miserable
tormented
distraught
troubled
afflicted
sad
upset
anxious
dejected
depressed
despondent
disconsolate
distressed
hurt
unhappy
wretched
agitated
bitter
bothered
broken
cheerless
desolate
devastated
discomposed
disconcerted
disquieted
doleful
dolorous
heartbroken
heavyhearted
inconsolable
melancholy
morose
perturbed
ruffled
shaken
sorrowful
tortured
traumatised
UK
traumatized
US
unnerved
vexed
aflutter
anguished
bereaved
concerned
despairing
discombobulated
discountenanced
down
flustered
grieved
grieving
harassed
heartsick
hurting
irked
mournful
overwhelmed
plagued
rueful
saddened
uptight
weeping
wrecked
agonised
UK
agonized
US
bugged
crushed
dolesome
gutted
harrowed
haunted
mourning
pained
shook
spooked
woeful
wounded
aching
antsy
bemoaning
bewailing
jumpy
sorrowing
unglued
wailing
brokenhearted
broken-hearted
bummed out
cut up
grief-stricken
shook up
strung out
all torn up
angst-ridden
in pain
woebegone
heavy with grief
in a stew
in a tizzy
overcome with sorrow
racked with pain
racked with suffering
sorry
dismal
lamentable
lamenting
tearful
joyless
plangent
funeral
deploring
plaintive
lugubrious
regretful
low
ruthful
downcast
crestfallen
forlorn
glum
pathetic
racked
downhearted
distressing
blue
melancholic
bad
gloomy
droopy
hangdog
heartsore
low-spirited
overcome
down in the mouth
cast down
grievous
comfortless
down in the dumps
painful
mortified
pining
aggrieved
depressive
stricken
sombre
UK
sullen
solemn
somber
US
luckless
strained
discontented
dull
impaired
cursed
destroyed
ailing
deplorable
out of sorts
bowed down
on a downer
fed up
heavy
bleeding
poor
heartbreaking
piteous
heartrending
pitiful
dispirited
disheartened
choked
heavy-hearted
shattered
in distress
in anguish
harrowing
disappointed
chap-fallen
discouraged
pitiable
abject
unfortunate
gut-wrenching
base
in low spirits
orphaned
widowed
bereft
sick as a parrot
deprived
dispossessed
in mourning
moody
pessimistic
demoralized
US
demoralised
UK
teary
in the dumps
oppressed
lachrymose
dragged
chapfallen
cheesed off
hopeless
weepy
long-faced
in the doldrums
brassed off
mirthless
down and out
in the pits
spiritless
defeatist
emotional
grim
dismayed
funereal
wistful
in tears
down-hearted
shot down
weighed down
dreary
saturnine
sulky
tristful
cast-down
in despair
dour
in a blue funk
tragic
singing the blues
grumpy
desperate
as sick as a parrot
sobbing
bleak
crying
weary
black
dolent
morbid
crummy
blubbering
sick at heart
listless
snivelling
UK
displeased
taken down
sniveling
US
surly
disillusioned
pensive
depressing
disgruntled
daunted
mopey
subdued
suicidal
ripped
elegiac
sunk in gloom
dysphoric
whimpering
sorry for yourself
in grief
in doldrums
torn up
blubbing
gray
US
grey
UK
howling
let down
low in spirits
humourless
UK
larmoyant
sour
close to tears
on the verge of tears
enervated
humorless
US
churlish
lorn
defeated
sepulchral
flat
shamefaced
crabbed
sapped
downbeat
abashed
annoyed
unconsolable
saddening
disenchanted
adust
down-in-the-mouth
heart-rending
mopish
broody
sheepish
sick
Eeyorish
cynical
calamitous
disturbed
damp
resigned
bummed-out
sunk
in sorrow
very sad
unsatisfied
full of sorrow
negative
bawling
dissatisfied
troubling
low-down
in the toilet
feel-bad
greeting
down in dumps
maudlin
triste
with a long face
at the end of your tether
languorous
languid
with tears in your eyes
worried
unamused
apathetic
glowering
scowling
heart-sick
sore
burned
contused
afflicting
undermined
without energy
lonesome
lonely
threnodic
dirge-like
torn-up
discontent
depressant
brooding
companionless
angry
dirgeful
cross
dire
dolorific
regrettable
afflictive
grouchy
dark
godforsaken
lowered
bowed
emo
prostrate with grief
deflated
tear-jerking
affecting
unable to be comforted
unable to be consoled
moping
ugly
off
sluggish
beside oneself with grief
griefstricken
fraught
ill-humoured
UK
huffy
nostalgic
ill-humored
US
have the blahs
cringing
browbeaten
guilty
cowed
frantic
affected
let-down
not happy
guilty-looking
furtive
down in mouth
hapless
feeling down
full of gloom
taken aback
elegiacal
uneasy
in a funk
no-win
strabilious
long-suffering
in a state
ashamed
intimidated
embarrassed
uncomfortable
sneaking
frustrated
discomfited
at wits' end
ticked off
teed off
browned off
peed off
chagrined
miffed
blue funk
can't win
cowering
humiliated
conscience-stricken
helpless
looking as if one had lost a pound and found a penny
sensitive
teary-eyed
mawkish
destitute
aghast
beaten
not a prayer
in the soup
in a bad way
languished
blubbery
moist
watery
wet
dashed
worsted
vanquished
baulked
UK
objecting
balked
US
having the blahs
crabby
having blue devils
atrabilious
clouded
dampened
drooping
sagging
in floods of tears
easily moved
at end of one's rope
bored
tired
jaded
wearied
blasé
irritated
exasperated
peeved
piqued
satiated
narked
wallowing
surfeited
sated
put out
hacked off
not best pleased
up to here
sick and tired
self-indulgent
self-pitying
self-absorbed
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Verb
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Past tense for to harass or annoy (someone) persistently
bothered
harassed
annoyed
baited
teased
badgered
hassled
hounded
pestered
plagued
worried
intimidated
molested
bullied
harried
troubled
vexed
vext
victimised
UK
victimized
US
aggravated
bedeviled
US
bedevilled
UK
bugged
chafed
deviled
devilled
ate
eaten
exasperated
frosted
galled
got
gat
gotten
grated
griped
grope
gripen
irked
irritated
itched
narked
nettled
peeved
picked on
piqued
rasped
riled
ruffled
spited
terrorised
UK
terrorized
US
aggrieved
beat
beaten
burned up
burnt up
crucified
distressed
dogged
dragooned
exiled
expelled
hacked off
hectored
hunted
injured
outraged
pursued
put out
wronged
singled out
got the knife into
gave a hard time
given a hard time
sticked the knife into
drove up the wall
driven up the wall
made it hot for someone
made things hot for someone
upset
provoked
disturbed
needled
tormented
angered
nagged
miffed
got to
displeased
goaded
wound up
infuriated
rubbed up the wrong way
rankled
incensed
gravelled
UK
graveled
US
ticked off
rid
rode
ridden
got across
agitated
maddened
humped
beset
fretted
exacerbated
offended
perturbed
chivvied
got at
hacked you off
enraged
gotten to
beleaguered
roiled
afflicted
bummed out
rubbed the wrong way
antagonized
US
inflamed
got in your hair
made someone see red
put your back up
put someone's nose out of joint
discomposed
heckled
antagonised
UK
mithered
tortured
oppressed
had it in for
got your goat
kept on at
rattled
frustrated
burnt
burned
got on your nerves
gotten on your nerves
gotten across
made angry
discriminated against
disquieted
stressed
teed off
given someone the hump
gave someone the hump
abraded
gnawed
kept after
hurt
taunted
made cross
gotten at
got on your wick
chivied
discommoded
niggled
flustered
tyrannized
US
affronted
disgruntled
nudged
tyrannised
UK
abused
mistreated
tried
fussed
breathed down someone's neck
had a down on
worked on
grated on
rankled with
driven round the bend
drove round the bend
made somebody's hackles rise
put off
ill-treated
unsettled
got under your skin
gotten under your skin
pained
gotten on one's nerves
got on one's nerves
made waves
disconcerted
scared
disgusted
leaned on
discountenanced
browbeat
discomfited
henpecked
perplexed
drove crazy
driven crazy
driven mad
drove mad
driven round the twist
drove round the twist
prodded
tantalized
US
tantalised
UK
importuned
dunned
flurried
depressed
carped at
bent someone's ear
driven to distraction
drove to distraction
distempered
setted one's teeth on edge
raised your hackles
rubbed you up the wrong way
tried your patience
ruffled one's feathers
gnawn
gnew
maltreated
given someone grief
gave someone grief
went on at
gone on at
pushed around
ragged
confused
embarrassed
scolded
dissatisfied
insulted
punished unfairly
gotten your back up
got your back up
attacked
berated
given someone the pip
gave someone the pip
inconvenienced
fazed
unnerved
hazed
frightened
strained
upbraided
besieged
affected
distracted
wound
wounded
pecked at
excited
discombobulated
pricked
madded
enflamed
ired
alarmed
crabbed
concerned
intruded upon
grumbled at
incommoded
despaired
exercised
dismayed
put pressure on
ailed
rattled one's cage
harped on at
frazzled
bummed
put someone off their stroke
cheesed off
put into a flap
unhinged
turned off
hacked
picked at
made your blood boil
found fault with
hagrid
derailed
egged on
got your dander up
made anxious
sticked in one's craw
steamed up
worked up
weirded out
freaked out
hit where one lives
upset the applecart
jarred on
browbeaten
disapproved of
stung
beared a grudge towards
pushed about
felt ill will towards
grieved
guyed
mocked
ribbed
targeted
targetted
confounded
tattered
frayed
eroded
rousted
ridiculed
pothered
accosted
terrified
stressed out
jarred
disparaged
interrupted
bored
crossed
impeded
hindered
gibed
chaffed
curdled
bullyragged
forayed
macerated
despoiled
noodged
scoured
pressurized
US
pressurised
UK
immolated
demonized
US
used
reviled
domineered
reproached
flummoxed
chagrined
demonised
UK
razzed
reminded
insisted
imposed on
floored
bit
thrown
threw
harmed
fuddled
taxed
cowed
yawped
inveighed
growled
yammered
murmured
grizzled
grumped
muttered
complained
squealed
maundered
grouched
whinged
bleated
kicked
croaked
whimpered
squawked
whined
kvetched
caterwauled
wailed
grumbled
moaned
yowled
bellyached
carped
hollered
keened
beefed
criticized
US
yauped
repined
screamed
groused
pushed
gripped
jerked around
chid
stewed
chided
petted
tiffed
huffed
raged
stirred
foiled
thwarted
stumped
scratched around
yapped at
ragged on
disrupted
searched high heaven
embittered
grinded
ground
discomforted
burdened
mortified
enslaved
dominated
roused
urged
egged
criticised
UK
moaned at
made fun of
got on the nerves of
browned off
brought pressure to bear on
begrudged
grudged
scraped away
moaned on at
kept complaining to
made nervous
weighed down
tested
steamed
acerbated
gave a bad time
given a bad time
got in the hair of
caused disquiet to
agonized
US
disheartened
got across someone
soured
caused someone to lose their composure
fired up
heated up
het up
hagridden
hagrode
teared
alarumed
wigged
found fault
mixed up
driven bananas
drove bananas
jangled
worn on
wore on
messed with
gnawed at
loused up
grated upon
spooked
gotten up someone's nose
psyched out
rattled someone's cage
eaten away at
sweated out
lied heavy on
jarred upon
agonised
UK
made uneasy
ate away at
hung up
tried the patience of
busted someone's balls
made an enemy of somebody
sent into a rage
got up someone's nose
drove you up the wall
tyrannized over
had your knife into
riled up
caused anxiety to
driven you up the wall
gnawed away at
punished repeatedly and unfairly
busted chops
stacked the deck
asked for it
showed antagonism to
shown antagonism to
shown ill will towards
showed ill will towards
bore
worn down
wore down
overrode
overridden
bitten
broke
broken
brake
took the mickey
taken the mickey
worn
wore
wore out
wore away
worn out
worn away
taken the piss out of
took the piss out of
thrown off balance
threw off balance
shook up
shaken up
undone
torn
tore
undid
took it out on
taken it out on
eaten at
ate at
gotten on the wrong side of
got on the wrong side of
got someone
gotten someone
gotten on someone
got on someone
got a rise out of
gotten a rise out of
threw off
thrown off
gotten even
got even
got your hackles up
gotten your hackles up
worn upon
wore upon
thrown into a tizz
threw into a tizz
wore to shreds
bit into
worn to shreds
bitten into
threw into tizzy
thrown into tizzy
bewildered
nonplussed
stirred up
abashed
baffled
put someone off their stride
shaken
shook
put out of countenance
hurt somebody's feelings
puzzled
addled
muddled
shocked
startled
panicked
caused offense
crazed
mystified
disoriented
psyched
put on edge
took aback
taken aback
setted someone back on their heels
daunted
disarranged
incited
jolted
unbalanced
surprised
bamboozled
befuddled
sickened
aroused
buffaloed
caught off balance
made someone scratch their head
disordered
destabilized
US
caused to be at a stand
deranged
hurried
bustled
flipped
saddened
stunned
demoralized
US
stupefied
dissed
dumbfounded
stimulated
appalled
made uncomfortable
bemused
demoralised
UK
destabilised
UK
disobliged
empurpled
indisposed
turned on
grilled
disorientated
moved
put the wind up
made fretful
made a scene
foxed
mazed
pushed buttons
hit a sour note
put down
befogged
raised hell
pulled the rug from under
pulled the rug out from under
muddied
posed
cut up
set on
set off
cut to the quick
heated
het
disorganized
US
haunted
disarrayed
overwhelmed
overawed
deterred
awed
slighted
dejected
fermented
discouraged
subdued
ventilated
examined
tired
fluttered
hustled
disappointed
knocked off balance
quickened
disrespected
demented
racked
caused anxiety
snubbed
worsted
bowled over
balked
US
bristled
baulked
UK
caused to panic
turned
incapacitated
debilitated
cramped
curst
cursed
anguished
slurred
astonished
zinged
horrified
dizzied
humiliated
made flip
bugged up
inspired
invigorated
tangled
whipped up
flipped out
unquieted
preoccupied
boiled
sent into a spin
made self-conscious
nauseated
wearied
keyed up
layed up
laid up
strapped
martyred
harrowed
desolated
blinded
started
stopped someone in their tracks
made restless
rocked the boat
caused anguish to
caused suffering to
galvanized
US
electrified
spurred
energized
US
pumped up
wildered
pushed one's buttons
fouled up
fidgeted
fidgetted
setted on edge
got on
dazed
fogged
flabbergasted
made sore
lost one's temper
got someone's wick
made someone fed up
obfuscated
snowed
messed
made wretched
blew your mind
made punchy
brought up short
made discontented
inspirited
worked into lather
staggered
enthused
pushed someon's buttons
enlivened
livened up
triggered
jazzed up
animated
made your head spin
stymied
weighed on
gone to your head
galvanised
UK
titillated
become bored
made miserable
blown your mind
went to your head
wrought
worked
energised
UK
envigorated
aroused anxiety in
inebriated
setted someone thinking
juiced up
balled up
lost patience
grated at
made it tough for
messed with one's head
activized
had had enough
run up the wrong way
caught unawares
fomented
intoxicated
uncalmed
driven
drove
drave
druv
driven nuts
drove nuts
taken by surprise
took by surprise
nit-picked
blew up
blown up
gotten on
given offence to
gave offence to
snew
snown
trod on someone's toes
trodden on someone's toes
given offence
gave offence
became bored
ran up the wrong way
done a number on
did a number on
took the wind out of your sails
taken the wind out of your sails
took a rise out of
taken a rise out of
more ❯
“Last week we witnessed two fine examples of the extent to which anti-smoking zealots will go in order to hound and
persecute
smokers.”
Verb
▲
Past tense for to cause anguish or distress to
tormented
tortured
victimised
UK
victimized
US
oppressed
afflicted
hunted
ill-treated
injured
maltreated
martyred
abused
agonised
UK
agonized
US
anguished
bedeviled
US
bedevilled
UK
beset
besieged
cursed
curst
excruciated
harrowed
hounded
mistreated
plagued
punished
pursued
racked
molested
tyrannised
UK
tyrannized
US
discriminated against
inflicted pain on
inflicted suffering on
picked on
troubled
worried
distressed
harassed
crucified
pained
bothered
vexed
vext
harried
caused suffering to
annoyed
disturbed
pestered
hurt
wound
wounded
tried
haunted
hassled
beleaguered
badgered
caused agony to
irritated
scourged
put on the rack
put to death
strained
mortified
nagged
blighted
martyrized
bugged
dogged
assailed
upset
inflicted anguish on
grieved
beat
burdened
stressed
irked
brutalized
US
affected
wrung
exasperated
rent
rended
brutalised
UK
put the squeeze on
cut up
caused pain to
hanged
hung
nailed to a cross
given someone grief
gave someone grief
suppressed
smote
smited
smit
smitten
ailed
ground down
destroyed
weakened
taxed
discommoded
fretted
perturbed
gripped
prest
pressed
frustrated
attacked
wronged
struck
suffered
fussed
embarrassed
wringed
wrang
visited
perplexed
whipped
lacerated
mangled
maimed
buffeted
buffetted
teased
overwhelmed
entangled
hampered
caused trouble to
stabbed
pierced
labored
US
mused
laboured
UK
aggressed
importuned
seared
convulsed
teared
aggravated
weighed down
gutted
gnawed at
squirmed
rocked
devastated
executed
suffered from
lied heavy on
jumped on one's case
nagged at
preyed on
worked over
weighed heavily on
started in on
killed
bent someone's ear
provoked
nailed to cross
hung on a cross
beaten
stricken
taken
took
torn
tore
broke
broken
brake
shaken
shook
rid
rode
ridden
gave someone the works
given someone the works
burnt at the stake
burned at the stake
drove up the wall
driven up the wall
gave a hard time
given a hard time
given the business
gave the business
gave a bad time
given a bad time
fell on
fell upon
fallen upon
fallen on
given the needle
gave the needle
agitated
disquieted
discomposed
unsettled
aggrieved
dismayed
concerned
saddened
rattled
flustered
faced
alarmed
fazed
discomforted
flurried
confronted
distempered
distracted
frazzled
unhinged
alarumed
derailed
hagrid
depressed
exercised
appalled
crushed
disconcerted
displeased
hurt deeply
weighed on
freaked out
caused anguish to
cast down
weirded out
got to
made wretched
put into a funk
put a strain on
put a damper on
made miserable
cut to the quick
engulfed
overcome
tested
consumed
shattered
swamped
ruffled
obsessed
discomfited
dejected
unnerved
wearied
sapped
stretched
exhausted
drained
straught
hagridden
hagrode
preoccupied
nettled
undone
undid
peeved
offended
miffed
discombobulated
discountenanced
tired
engrossed
angered
needled
confounded
sickened
inconvenienced
strapped
indisposed
pushed
pricked
tantalized
US
tantalised
UK
desolated
dispirited
disheartened
ridiculed
lampooned
browbeat
brought down
devoured
got at
dampened spirits
gotten to
riled
made severe demands on
swallowed up
burnt up
aroused anxiety in
galled
made demands on
made it tough for
made blue
hacked off
pushed buttons
burned up
discouraged
bummed out
chastened
narked
ticked off
tired out
dragged down
teared at
tore at
overcame
browbeaten
threw
thrown
nit-picked
stung
broke one's heart
broken one's heart
taken over
took over
worn out
wore out
broke the heart of
broken the heart of
gotten at
eaten at
ate at
done a number on
thrown off balance
threw off balance
did a number on
ate up
eaten up
more ❯
“They have been
persecuted
for their beliefs.”
Verb
▲
Past tense for to bully or threaten, especially by causing others to feel frightened
intimidated
bullied
browbeat
browbeaten
coerced
bulldozed
terrorised
UK
terrorized
US
threatened
harassed
pressurised
UK
pressurized
US
hectored
tyrannised
UK
tyrannized
US
domineered
menaced
dragooned
forced
hounded
oppressed
pressured
badgered
compelled
blackjacked
railroaded
harried
tormented
bullyragged
constrained
obliged
bogarted
bludgeoned
plagued
blustered
steamrollered
subdued
awed
buffaloed
enforced
cowed
rode
rid
ridden
overawed
affrighted
strong-armed
pushed around
leaned on
picked on
mau-maued
pushed about
used strong-arm tactics on
twisted someone's arm
scared off
scared the bejesus out of
put the screws on
bossed around
bossed about
frightened
subjugated
put heat on
put through the wringer
put the chill on
put the frighteners on
lorded it over
scared
terrified
daunted
unnerved
spooked
dominated
victimized
US
nagged
goaded
hassled
ruled
ruffled
hustled
impelled
pushed
bossed
prest
pressed
victimised
UK
prevailed
predominated
preponderated
reigned
squeezed
rode roughshod over
ridden roughshod over
swaggered
twisted one's arm
bended
bent
henpecked
lorded
made things hot for someone
ordered about
held a gun to one's head
ordered around
made it hot for someone
dictated to
trampled on
walked all over
ruled the roost
called the shots
kicked around
run the show
lorded over
led by the nose
run things
ruled with a rod of iron
pushed the buttons
kept under thumb
ruled with an iron hand
bent to your will
overborne
overbore
given orders to
gave orders to
ran the show
thrown your weight around
was in the saddle
been in the saddle
threw your weight around
were in the saddle
ran things
put pressure on
put the heat on
made
put the squeeze on
prevailed on
obligated
put up to
impressed
muscled
sandbagged
drave
driven
druv
drove
used pressure on
press-ganged
had someone do something
influenced
persuaded
urged
pestered
prodded
chivvied
induced
put the screws to
beset
insisted
required
caused
commanded
brought pressure to bear on
ordered
demanded
insisted on
blackmailed
put the bite on
put under an obligation
tightened the screws on
put screws to
put squeeze on
encouraged
advised
implored
promoted
admonished
incited
begged
bothered
spurred
advocated
expedited
besought
beseeched
inspanned
solicited
motivated
recommended
necessitated
inspired
prompted
assailed
wheedled
importuned
cajoled
brainwashed
propelled
adjured
nudged
steamrolled
entreated
exhorted
argued
speeded up
keyed up
tried to persuade
sped up
overcome
despotized
besieged
talked
swayed
railroaded into
charged
dragooned into
poured it on
occasioned
foisted
imposed
vexed
troubled
vext
pushed for
steamrollered into
contracted
used duress on
urged by force
moved
enjoined
applied
bound
conscripted
obtruded
choked
burdened
used force on
concussed
turned on
bulldozed into
fired up
sold one on
exerted force on
fast-talked
worked on
exerted influence on
egged on
pinned down
brought pressure to bear upon
come at
had
turned the screw on
effected
brought force to bear on
walked heavy
browbeat into
turned on the heat
turned the screws on
prevailed upon
imposed on
tightened the screw on
overcame
bounden
acted on
appealed to
willed
bore down
borne down
came at
went to town on
gone to town on
bore down on
borne down on
browbeaten into
beared hard on
ridden roughshod
rode roughshod
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to domineer with superior strength or force
overwhelmed
overpowered
dominated
subjugated
subdued
tyrannised
UK
tyrannized
US
crushed
mastered
maltreated
oppressed
abused
conquered
suppressed
hounded
tormented
repressed
enslaved
harassed
intimidated
tortured
browbeat
browbeaten
mistreated
domineered
menaced
terrorised
UK
terrorized
US
threatened
victimised
UK
victimized
US
brutalised
UK
brutalized
US
plagued
ruled
bullied
steamrollered
subordinated
ill-treated
put down
treated harshly
held sway over
gained mastery over
brought someone to their knees
gained ascendancy over
gained control of
ruled over
rode roughshod over
ridden roughshod over
walked all over
pushed around
beat down
beaten down
brought to heel
trampled on
trampled underfoot
tyrannized over
weighed heavy upon
rendered helpless
rendered incapable
rendered powerless
distressed
aggrieved
subjected
wronged
kept down
held down
picked on
ruled with a rod of iron
ruled with an iron hand
exploited
hegemonized
overcome
coerced
harried
beset
cowed
trampled
ground down
chastened
put upon
pushed about
put screws to
messed over
ill-used
put the squeeze on
kicked around
domineered over
kept under thumb
yoked
scourged
scared
overcame
manhandled
taxed
prest
pressed
handicapped
smothered
annoyed
worried
strained
saddled
outraged
forced
overloaded
despotized
vexed
vext
encumbered
overborne
overbore
misust
hectored
misused
frightened
disfranchised
dictated
mishandled
ruled despotically
deprived
dictated to
played the heavy with
brought under the yoke
had someone under your thumb
ordered around
ordered about
hobbled
treated brutally
lorded it over
disenfranchised
rid
overthrew
rode
ridden
overthrown
got hooks into
gotten hooks into
enthralled
quelled
quashed
clobbered
hammered
reduced
humbled
tamed
pacified
triumphed
colonized
US
underyoked
colonised
UK
wiped the floor with
brought to knees
reeled back in
held sway
broke
broken
brake
bore down
borne down
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to mistreat or do an injustice to
wronged
maltreated
hurt
abused
mistreated
injured
oppressed
harmed
wounded
wound
maligned
damaged
dishonoured
UK
misrepresented
offended
outraged
dishonored
US
cheated
discredited
impugned
vilified
aggrieved
trespassed
ill-treated
ill-used
did an injustice to
done an injustice to
offended against
dumped on
did a disservice to
done a disservice to
did injury to
done injury to
did wrong to
done wrong to
took advantage of
taken advantage of
bad mouthed
imposed upon
sinned against
did the dirty on
done the dirty on
put down
hit where one lives
humiliated
manipulated
violated
victimized
US
exploited
spited
tortured
antagonized
US
provoked
insulted
mocked
taunted
tormented
belittled
misust
misused
aggravated
derided
abased
molested
harried
harassed
harrowed
martyred
martyrized
imposed on
victimised
UK
antagonised
UK
distressed
stepped on the toes of
laid a bad trip on
caused harm to
went for jugular
gave no quarter
gone for jugular
given no quarter
done wrong by
did wrong by
bloodied
agonized
US
traumatized
US
anguished
agonised
UK
treated badly
inconvenienced
traumatised
UK
discommoded
disserved
incommoded
treated roughly
inflicted pain on
caused injury to
lashed out at
caused pain to
crossed up
inflicted suffering on
laid a finger on
picked on
trampled on
done violence to
did violence to
did an injury to
done an injury to
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to inflict emotional or physical harm or distress upon
misused
misust
abused
maltreated
mistreated
manhandled
mishandled
bullied
brutalised
UK
brutalized
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wronged
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hit
hat
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struck
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prostituted
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did over
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messed up
shook up
shaken up
cut up
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Past tense for punish severely
tarred and feathered
criticizes severely
drew and quarter
drawn and quarter
excoriated
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tortured
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Past tense for to verbally criticize harshly, especially with insulting language
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UK
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UK
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oppressed
reproved
backbit
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hosed
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rode
rid
ridden
slanged
slang
traduced
zinged
bad-mouthed
inveighed against
jumped on
put down
blew off
blown off
called names
cussed out
cut down
cut to the quick
did a number on
done a number on
shouted at
slagged off
swore at
sworn at
vituperated against
dumped on
cast aspersions on
trash-talked
gave a black eye
given a black eye
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