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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
Experiencing mental or emotional pain
Verb
Past tense for to harass or annoy (someone) persistently
Past tense for to cause anguish or distress to
Past tense for to put down or control by cruelty or force
Past tense for to bully or threaten, especially by causing others to feel frightened
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 criticize, 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
wronged
aggrieved
distressed
misused
repressed
burdened
subdued
disadvantaged
enslaved
underprivileged
subservient
helpless
prostrate
harmed
underfoot
offended
ground down
have-not
under one's thumb
weighed down
under the thumb
at one's mercy
at one's feet
a slave to
injured
maligned
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
ill-used
wounded
anguished
tortured
harassed
neglected
battered
subject
haunted
knocked about
badly treated
hurt
hard done by
abject
troubled
overloaded
grief-stricken
destitute
slave
fraught
henpecked
worried
intimidated
overpowered
demoralized
US
frightened
scared
cowed
broken
demoralised
UK
dominated
meek
timid
submissive
unassertive
docile
nagged
cowering
cringing
acquiescent
unresisting
uxorious
obedient
resigned
yielding
constrained
passive
compliant
treated like dirt
wife-ridden
in fear of one's partner
tied to someone's apron strings
subjected to nagging
without a mind of one's own
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
anxious
strained
overburdened
vexed
oppressed
struggling
burdened
fraught
aggravated
in a tight spot
with your back to the wall
hard-pressed
in difficulties
under pressure
under stress
in a tight corner
long-suffering
under the cosh
worried
agitated
plagued
pressured
bothered
distressed
beset
flustered
frayed
hag-ridden
stressy
stressed out
put upon
with one's back up against the wall
at the end of your tether
at the end of one's rope
fretting
drawn
at wit's end
pinched
worn out
grim
pushed
weighed down
busy
under duress
on the spot
overloaded
time-poor
overtaxed
overworked
pressed
between a rock and a hard place
in dire straits
hard at it
pressurized
US
uptight
hurried
rushed
pressurised
UK
in a state
hot and bothered
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Experiencing mental or emotional 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
lamentable
dismal
lamenting
tearful
joyless
plangent
funeral
deploring
plaintive
lugubrious
regretful
low
ruthful
pathetic
racked
distressing
forlorn
downcast
glum
crestfallen
downhearted
overcome
blue
melancholic
grievous
bad
gloomy
droopy
hangdog
heartsore
comfortless
down in the dumps
low-spirited
down in the mouth
cast down
disheartened
painful
mortified
pining
disappointed
aggrieved
stricken
choked
in low spirits
chap-fallen
discouraged
heavy-hearted
dispirited
sick as a parrot
shattered
impaired
cursed
deplorable
heavy
bleeding
poor
heartbreaking
piteous
heartrending
pitiful
in distress
in anguish
harrowing
pitiable
abject
unfortunate
gut-wrenching
base
depressive
sombre
UK
sullen
solemn
somber
US
luckless
strained
discontented
dull
destroyed
ailing
out of sorts
bowed down
on a downer
fed up
pessimistic
moody
demoralized
US
demoralised
UK
teary
in the dumps
oppressed
lachrymose
chapfallen
cheesed off
hopeless
weepy
long-faced
in the doldrums
brassed off
dragged
down and out
in the pits
spiritless
defeatist
emotional
funereal
dismayed
down-hearted
shot down
weighed down
mirthless
wistful
grim
in tears
tristful
cast-down
in despair
singing the blues
desperate
as sick as a parrot
sobbing
bleak
crying
dolent
weary
morbid
very sad
crummy
saturnine
blubbering
sick at heart
listless
sulky
snivelling
UK
in a blue funk
displeased
taken down
sniveling
US
disillusioned
pensive
grumpy
disgruntled
dreary
elegiac
daunted
suicidal
subdued
ripped
black
dysphoric
deeply saddened
whimpering
sorry for yourself
torn up
blubbing
howling
let down
low in spirits
larmoyant
close to tears
tragic
on the verge of tears
bereft
enervated
defeated
sepulchral
flat
depressing
dour
shamefaced
crabbed
sapped
downbeat
abashed
annoyed
surly
unconsolable
disenchanted
adust
down-in-the-mouth
heart-rending
mopey
mopish
broody
sheepish
sick
Eeyorish
cynical
disturbed
extremely saddened
sunk in gloom
damp
in sorrow
in mourning
resigned
bummed-out
full of sorrow
sunk
in grief
in doldrums
unsatisfied
deeply regretful
very regretful
negative
bawling
dissatisfied
low-down
in the toilet
greeting
down in dumps
maudlin
triste
with a long face
at the end of your tether
languorous
gray
US
grey
UK
languid
with tears in your eyes
worried
apathetic
heart-sick
affecting
undermined
without energy
burnt
sore
burned
contused
dark
torn-up
discontent
brooding
angry
dirgeful
cross
sour
godforsaken
affected
churlish
emo
nostalgic
repining
lowered
bowed
prostrate with grief
dire
dolorific
calamitous
regrettable
afflictive
deflated
unable to be comforted
unable to be consoled
ill-humoured
UK
huffy
moping
ugly
off
sluggish
beside oneself with grief
griefstricken
fraught
ill-humored
US
in a state
threnodic
in a bad way
cringing
browbeaten
guilty
cowed
frantic
let-down
not happy
dirge-like
guilty-looking
furtive
feeling down
full of gloom
down in mouth
hapless
taken aback
elegiacal
uneasy
feel-bad
in a funk
no-win
strabilious
long-suffering
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
lorn
not a prayer
in the soup
blubbery
moist
watery
wet
dashed
worsted
vanquished
baulked
UK
objecting
balked
US
atrabilious
clouded
dampened
drooping
sagging
languished
having the blahs
crabby
having blue devils
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
more ❯
Verb
▲
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
needled
disturbed
tormented
angered
nagged
miffed
got to
displeased
goaded
wound up
infuriated
rubbed up the wrong way
rankled
incensed
gravelled
UK
graveled
US
rid
rode
ridden
ticked off
got across
agitated
beset
humped
maddened
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
put someone's nose out of joint
made someone see red
heckled
put your back up
discomposed
antagonised
UK
mithered
tortured
oppressed
had it in for
frustrated
got your goat
kept on at
rattled
burnt
burned
got on your nerves
gotten on your nerves
gotten across
made angry
discriminated against
disquieted
stressed
given someone the hump
gave someone the hump
teed off
gnawed
kept after
taunted
hurt
made cross
gotten at
got on your wick
chivied
discommoded
niggled
nudged
flustered
tyrannized
US
disgruntled
tyrannised
UK
affronted
tried
abused
mistreated
abraded
breathed down someone's neck
worked on
had a down on
grated on
rankled with
driven round the bend
drove round the bend
pained
made somebody's hackles rise
put off
got under your skin
gotten under your skin
ill-treated
unsettled
made waves
gotten on one's nerves
got on one's nerves
henpecked
disconcerted
discomfited
scared
disgusted
leaned on
prodded
discountenanced
browbeat
perplexed
drove crazy
driven crazy
importuned
driven round the twist
drove round the twist
driven mad
drove mad
tantalized
US
tantalised
UK
dunned
flurried
depressed
fussed
bent someone's ear
carped at
driven to distraction
drove to distraction
distempered
gnawn
gnew
setted one's teeth on edge
raised your hackles
rubbed you up the wrong way
tried your patience
ruffled one's feathers
maltreated
given someone grief
gave someone grief
went on at
gone on at
pushed around
ragged
confused
embarrassed
scolded
berated
dissatisfied
insulted
punished unfairly
attacked
gotten your back up
got your back up
strained
given someone the pip
gave someone the pip
inconvenienced
fazed
unnerved
wound
wounded
hazed
upbraided
frightened
besieged
affected
distracted
pricked
pecked at
excited
discombobulated
upset the applecart
enflamed
ired
alarmed
concerned
intruded upon
incommoded
grumbled at
picked at
despaired
dismayed
harped on at
exercised
put pressure on
ailed
rattled one's cage
frazzled
bummed
put someone off their stroke
found fault with
cheesed off
put into a flap
unhinged
turned off
hacked
made your blood boil
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
jarred on
browbeaten
disapproved of
stung
beared a grudge towards
pushed about
felt ill will towards
grieved
guyed
mocked
ribbed
targeted
targetted
confounded
rousted
ridiculed
pothered
accosted
terrified
criticized
US
jarred
disparaged
interrupted
bored
crossed
impeded
hindered
gibed
chaffed
curdled
bullyragged
noodged
urged
egged
pressurized
US
pressurised
UK
criticised
UK
immolated
demonized
US
used
reviled
domineered
reproached
flummoxed
chagrined
harmed
demonised
UK
razzed
reminded
insisted
imposed on
floored
bit
thrown
threw
fuddled
taxed
cowed
pushed
gripped
chid
stewed
chided
petted
tiffed
huffed
mortified
stirred
stumped
scratched around
yapped at
ragged on
hung up
disrupted
stressed out
searched high heaven
madded
embittered
grinded
ground
found fault
jerked around
discomforted
burdened
enslaved
dominated
roused
moaned at
made fun of
got on the nerves of
browned off
gave a bad time
given a bad time
brought pressure to bear on
made nervous
weighed down
tested
steamed
acerbated
moaned on at
kept complaining to
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
mixed up
driven bananas
drove bananas
jangled
busted someone's balls
busted chops
worn on
wore on
messed with
gnawed at
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
tried the patience of
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
punished repeatedly and unfairly
stacked the deck
asked for it
showed antagonism to
shown antagonism to
shown ill will towards
showed ill will towards
bore
overrode
overridden
gotten even
got even
bitten
broke
broken
brake
took the mickey
taken the mickey
worn
wore
taken the piss out of
took the piss out of
thrown off balance
threw off balance
took it out on
taken it out on
shook up
shaken up
undone
torn
tore
undid
eaten at
ate at
got someone
gotten someone
gotten on someone
got on someone
got a rise out of
gotten a rise out of
threw off
thrown off
got your hackles up
gotten your hackles up
gotten on the wrong side of
got on the wrong side of
worn upon
wore upon
thrown into a tizz
threw into a tizz
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
psyched
mystified
put on edge
disoriented
took aback
taken aback
setted someone back on their heels
daunted
disarranged
jolted
unbalanced
surprised
incited
aroused
bamboozled
befuddled
sickened
buffaloed
caught off balance
made someone scratch their head
disordered
caused to be at a stand
destabilized
US
deranged
hurried
bustled
flipped
saddened
stunned
demoralized
US
stupefied
dissed
dumbfounded
appalled
made uncomfortable
bemused
demoralised
UK
destabilised
UK
disobliged
moved
empurpled
indisposed
stimulated
turned on
grilled
disorientated
put the wind up
made fretful
made a scene
pushed buttons
foxed
mazed
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
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
inspired
invigorated
tangled
whipped up
made flip
bugged 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
wore out
worn out
became bored
ran up the wrong way
took a rise out of
taken a rise out of
done a number on
did a number on
took the wind out of your sails
taken the wind out of your sails
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
pained
bothered
crucified
vexed
vext
caused suffering to
harried
disturbed
annoyed
hurt
wound
wounded
pestered
hassled
tried
beleaguered
haunted
caused agony to
strained
put on the rack
mortified
blighted
badgered
nagged
dogged
assailed
upset
inflicted anguish on
irked
grieved
irritated
beat
burdened
stressed
exasperated
brutalized
US
martyrized
affected
bugged
wrung
scourged
rent
rended
brutalised
UK
put the squeeze on
cut up
caused pain to
put to death
smote
smited
smit
smitten
given someone grief
gave someone grief
aggravated
ailed
taxed
discommoded
fretted
perturbed
gripped
rattled
flustered
unsettled
prest
pressed
attacked
wronged
struck
suffered
fussed
frustrated
embarrassed
wringed
wrang
visited
perplexed
whipped
lacerated
mangled
maimed
buffeted
unhinged
buffetted
teased
overwhelmed
entangled
hampered
caused trouble to
stabbed
pierced
labored
US
mused
laboured
UK
aggressed
importuned
seared
convulsed
teared
weighed down
gutted
hanged
hung
nailed to a cross
gnawed at
squirmed
rocked
devastated
suffered from
lied heavy on
jumped on one's case
nagged at
preyed on
worked over
weighed heavily on
started in on
bent someone's ear
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
saddened
depressed
aggrieved
crushed
cast down
dejected
cut to the quick
agitated
dismayed
dispirited
disheartened
galled
made miserable
made wretched
caused anguish to
bummed out
moved
disquieted
discomposed
discouraged
fazed
dashed
desolated
got down
stung
faced
confronted
brought down
cut
put into a funk
put a damper on
concerned
disconcerted
preoccupied
hurt deeply
consumed
daunted
obsessed
demoralized
US
displeased
dampened spirits
appalled
hit hard
got to
pricked
demoralised
UK
weighed on
made unhappy
made sad
dashed hopes
made despondent
made gloomy
knocked for six
knocked the stuffing out of
brought tears to your eyes
hung over
made someone fed up
knocked sideways
cast a gloom upon
burnt up
burned up
traumatized
US
engulfed
inflicted
possessed
overcome
touched
harmed
wreaked
imposed
wrecked
wrought
damaged
absorbed
absorpt
shattered
swamped
affronted
riled
made blue
narked
dragged down
dominated
inconvenienced
chilled
discomfited
hacked off
chastened
broke the heart of
broken the heart of
nettled
engrossed
incommoded
avenged
ruffled
wearied
drained
gotten to
traumatised
UK
scarred
unnerved
dampened
overcharged
peeved
frazzled
offended
distempered
miffed
discombobulated
discomforted
flurried
alarmed
alarumed
derailed
distracted
discountenanced
dragged
darkened
cowed
abased
debilitated
damped
dulled
drug
enervated
devoured
angered
needled
hagrid
confounded
run down
reduced to tears
exercised
swallowed up
weirded out
aroused anxiety in
dished out
stuck it to
got at
forced upon
freaked out
strapped
brought down on
given someone the blues
turned off
broke someone's heart
descended on
caused anguish
indisposed
kept under
caused someone distress
broken someone's heart
pushed
ate up
made it tough for
tantalized
US
made desolate
pushed buttons
tantalised
UK
poured cold water on
caused pain
gave someone the blues
harshed someone's mellow
ticked off
dished it out
eaten up
beat down
descended upon
befell
befallen
overcame
broke one's heart
broken one's heart
teared at
tore at
given it to
gave it to
hagridden
threw
thrown
hagrode
ran down
eaten at
undone
gotten at
ate at
done a number on
thrown off balance
nit-picked
threw off balance
did a number on
undid
bore down
thrown cold water on
threw cold water on
borne down
beaten down
taken over
took over
torn to shreds
torn to pieces
tore to shreds
tore to pieces
more ❯
“They have been
persecuted
for their beliefs.”
Verb
▲
Past tense for to put down or control by cruelty or force
oppressed
subjugated
tyrannised
UK
tyrannized
US
dominated
maltreated
crushed
tormented
subjected
tortured
abused
plagued
harassed
enslaved
hegemonized
wronged
harried
hounded
coerced
beset
exploited
overthrew
overthrown
scourged
aggrieved
distressed
ruled
forced
mastered
annoyed
chastened
despotized
encumbered
handicapped
outraged
pressed
prest
rode
rid
ridden
saddled
strained
taxed
trampled
vexed
vext
worried
controlled
ill-treated
kept down
treated harshly
held sway over
ground down
tyrannized over
ruled over
held down
beat down
beaten down
trampled on
rode roughshod over
ridden roughshod over
walked all over
trampled underfoot
picked on
put upon
weighed heavy upon
put screws to
ruled with a rod of iron
ruled with an iron hand
suppressed
repressed
intimidated
victimized
US
put down
victimised
UK
mistreated
browbeat
domineered
bullied
terrorized
US
terrorised
UK
pushed around
subdued
overpowered
overwhelmed
menaced
browbeaten
threatened
cowed
brutalized
US
brutalised
UK
domineered over
kept under thumb
brought someone to their knees
pushed about
ill-used
kicked around
messed over
punished
yoked
excruciated
afflicted
molested
conquered
crucified
destroyed
weakened
overcome
disfranchised
scared
dictated
deprived
hobbled
disenfranchised
manhandled
overborne
overbore
misust
hectored
misused
frightened
subordinated
steamrollered
ordered around
ordered about
mishandled
dictated to
gained mastery over
lorded it over
gained ascendancy over
gained control of
ruled despotically
brought to heel
rendered incapable
played the heavy with
rendered helpless
rendered powerless
had someone under your thumb
treated brutally
overcame
got hooks into
gotten hooks into
kept under
squelched
squashed
kept in subjection
kept in submission
more ❯
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
impressed
muscled
sandbagged
press-ganged
used pressure on
had someone do something
drave
driven
druv
drove
chivvied
put the screws to
beset
required
caused
commanded
brought pressure to bear on
ordered
demanded
blackmailed
put the bite on
put under an obligation
tightened the screws on
put up to
put screws to
put squeeze on
necessitated
assailed
wheedled
importuned
cajoled
pestered
prodded
brainwashed
steamrolled
influenced
persuaded
argued
overcome
urged
railroaded into
despotized
besieged
talked
swayed
charged
induced
dragooned into
occasioned
foisted
imposed
vexed
troubled
vext
steamrollered into
contracted
used duress on
urged by force
moved
enjoined
applied
bound
conscripted
obtruded
choked
burdened
used force on
concussed
insisted
bulldozed into
exerted force on
fast-talked
worked on
exerted influence on
pinned down
insisted on
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
willed
bore down
borne down
came at
beared hard on
ridden roughshod
rode roughshod
bore down on
went to town on
borne down on
gone to town on
browbeaten into
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
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
treated badly
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
US
injured
hurt
harmed
mauled
molested
wronged
beat
beaten
hit
hat
hitten
struck
stricken
misemployed
prostituted
outraged
ill-treated
ill-used
kicked around
knocked about
messed over
knocked around
treated badly
treated roughly
handled roughly
roughed up
beat up
beaten up
did over
done over
messed up
shook up
shaken up
cut up
damaged
tortured
oppressed
victimized
US
victimised
UK
neglected
punished
harassed
assaulted
marred
roughhoused
battered
dumped on
interfered with
totalled
totaled
pushed around
ruined
banged up
bunged up
did wrong
done wrong
tormented
spoilt
UK
tainted
spoiled
US
exhausted
squandered
overwrought
wasted
overburdened
dissipated
overtaxed
overworked
harried
bashed
taken apart
took apart
wound
wounded
slapped around
gave black eye
given black eye
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for punish severely
tarred and feathered
criticizes severely
drew and quarter
drawn and quarter
excoriated
punished severely
tortured
Verb
▲
Past tense for to criticize, especially with insulting language
taunted
criticised
UK
criticized
US
castigated
denigrated
disparaged
excoriated
vituperated
berated
lambasted
trashed
assailed
blasted
rebuked
reproached
savaged
scathed
slighted
vilified
attacked
bashed
belaboured
UK
belabored
US
nagged
potshotted
reviled
scolded
slammed
decried
defamed
discounted
dissed
impugned
libelled
UK
libeled
US
minimised
UK
minimized
US
slandered
slated
slurred
smeared
upbraided
derogated
oppressed
reproved
backbit
backbitten
calumniated
flamed
hosed
knocked
put down
cut down
cut to the quick
cast aspersions on
insulted
cursed
curst
maligned
belittled
offended
slanged
traduced
injured
zinged
miscalled
abused
bad-mouthed
jumped on
inveighed against
cussed out
called names
slagged off
shouted at
vituperated against
dumped on
trash-talked
rid
ridden
rode
slang
blew off
done a number on
swore at
did a number on
sworn at
blown off
given a black eye
gave a black eye
more ❯
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