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What is another word for
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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 rule over or control arbitrarily or arrogantly
Past tense for to put down or control by cruelty or force
Past tense for to deter or cause to feel fear, especially by threats of violence
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
disadvantaged
underprivileged
enslaved
misused
subdued
repressed
burdened
prostrate
wronged
subservient
helpless
aggrieved
underfoot
abject
destitute
have-not
ground down
weighed down
at one's mercy
at one's feet
a slave to
under one's thumb
subject
slave
offended
henpecked
overloaded
troubled
worried
fraught
wounded
harmed
harassed
neglected
battered
anguished
knocked about
badly treated
hurt
hard done by
tortured
haunted
grief-stricken
bullied
powerless
defeated
needy
underdog
beaten
demoralized
US
overcome
afflicted
broken
demoralised
UK
under the heel
in one's power
in one's pocket
in one's clutches
led by the nose
at one's beck and call
intimidated
ill-used
weakened
overpowered
injured
worn down
shaken
conquered
frightened
scared
cowed
assaulted
hit
beat-up
bruised
squashed
thumped
thrashed
manhandled
black-and-blue
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 one's tether
anxious
strained
fretting
at wit's end
worn out
with one's 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
browned off
fed up
narked
hacked off
not best pleased
aggravated
bothered
brassed off
peed off
teed off
stung
cross
ticked off
huffy
eggy
disappointed
galled
snuffy
sullen
angered
ruffled
miffy
tooshie
disaffected
sulky
unsatisfied
grieved
insulted
malcontented
crabby
bitter
rancorous
embittered
provoked
out of joint
grudging
vex
spiteful
troubled
complaining
grumpy
ungratified
grumbling
tormented
griping
kvetching
needled
ill-disposed
maltreated
rattled
mistreated
incensed
acrimonious
sour
irate
agitated
slighted
mad
unforgiving
disgusted
frustrated
acrid
petulant
reproachful
restive
peevish
harassed
ill-treated
unpleased
churlish
hateful
begrudging
disquieted
fretful
irritable
envious
restless
querulous
perturbed
jaundiced
critical
bellyaching
hard
picky
enraged
furious
infuriated
worried
in a temper
scunnered
goaded
chafed
rebellious
unjustifiably resentful
unjustifiably offended
miserable
impatient
undermined
factious
hassled
outraged
dissentious
troublemaking
testy
blue
fault-finding
carping
nitpicking
scornful
contemptuous
disdainful
snubbed
stricken
disapproving of
plagued
sick and tired
sick to death
salty
belly-aching
fed up to the teeth
cut to the quick
with a chip on your shoulder
fed up to the back teeth
suffering
impaired
cursed
abused
grousing
cranky
out of temper
hoha
grouchy
crabbing
kicking
uncontent
unfulfilled
bad tempered
hot under the collar
morose
choked
doleful
butthurt
splenetic
crabbed
disapproving
regretful
fed-up
faultfinding
ennuied
unappeased
fretting
not satisfied
sniveling
US
plaintive
put-out
unassuaged
unsated
insatiable
jealous
vehement
caustic
cynical
sardonic
irreconcilable
snivelling
UK
revengeful
battered
neglected
tyrannized
US
suppressed
surly
huffish
wroth
with chip on shoulder
grudge-bearing
with a chip on one's shoulder
tyrannised
UK
knocked about
badly treated
vitriolic
more ❯
Adjective
▲
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
regretful
dismal
lamenting
plaintive
funeral
lugubrious
plangent
lamentable
deploring
downcast
crestfallen
forlorn
glum
racked
low
downhearted
blue
melancholic
bad
gloomy
droopy
hangdog
heartsore
joyless
low-spirited
down in the mouth
cast down
down in the dumps
stricken
aggrieved
remorseful
mortified
pining
overcome
tearful
impaired
cursed
heavy
bleeding
painful
in distress
in anguish
depressive
sombre
UK
sullen
solemn
somber
US
luckless
strained
discontented
dull
destroyed
ailing
ruthful
out of sorts
bowed down
on a downer
fed up
dispirited
disheartened
choked
heavy-hearted
shattered
disappointed
chap-fallen
discouraged
in low spirits
orphaned
widowed
bereft
sick as a parrot
deprived
dispossessed
in mourning
moody
pessimistic
demoralized
US
cheesed off
brassed off
demoralised
UK
teary
in the dumps
oppressed
dragged
lachrymose
hopeless
chapfallen
grim
weepy
in the doldrums
long-faced
funereal
depressing
mirthless
distressing
down and out
pitiful
in the pits
dreary
spiritless
defeatist
tragic
abject
emotional
wistful
dismayed
piteous
in tears
weighed down
bleak
down-hearted
shot down
morbid
grumpy
grievous
saturnine
sulky
heart-rending
pitiable
tristful
in despair
harrowing
cast-down
displeased
dour
disgruntled
sobbing
desperate
as sick as a parrot
weary
crying
black
dolent
crummy
listless
blubbering
comfortless
sick at heart
snivelling
UK
singing the blues
in a blue funk
sniveling
US
surly
subdued
pensive
taken down
heartrending
annoyed
disillusioned
deplorable
mopey
daunted
dispiriting
dissatisfied
calamitous
low in spirits
suicidal
ripped
elegiac
sunk in gloom
dysphoric
disturbed
heartbreaking
ticked off
teed off
browned off
peed off
whimpering
in grief
in doldrums
traumatic
upsetting
dark
torn up
lonely
pathetic
blubbing
howling
let down
humourless
UK
distressful
larmoyant
sour
agonizing
US
close to tears
on the verge of tears
shamefaced
agonising
UK
saddening
enervated
humorless
US
churlish
sepulchral
flat
tear-jerking
regrettable
crabbed
sapped
downbeat
defeated
mopish
broody
disenchanted
adust
down-in-the-mouth
peeved
piqued
irritated
abashed
Eeyorish
discontent
sick
exasperated
cynical
with a long face
unconsolable
resigned
sheepish
bummed-out
frustrated
sunk
chagrined
in sorrow
damp
unsatisfied
full of sorrow
negative
bawling
hacked off
troubling
low-down
in the toilet
feel-bad
down in dumps
crabby
sick and tired
greeting
sorry for yourself
maudlin
triste
lacklustre
UK
dim
deep
languorous
drab
shadowy
colorless
US
tenebrous
unexciting
blah
uninteresting
uninspiring
gray
US
colourless
UK
boring
monotonous
dingy
lackluster
US
macabre
grey
UK
languid
lifeless
humdrum
awful
disturbing
disquieting
worried
unamused
sorry for oneself
apathetic
very sad
prostrated
glowering
scowling
heart-sick
lovesick
sore
burned
contused
undermined
without energy
depressant
dirgeful
grouchy
brooding
atrabilious
clouded
dampened
drooping
dashed
sagging
dire
dolorific
afflictive
afflicting
torn-up
angry
cross
lowered
bowed
threnodic
dirge-like
emo
godforsaken
griefstricken
off
sluggish
moping
ugly
taken aback
deflated
prostrate with grief
have the blahs
cringing
browbeaten
guilty
cowed
frantic
fraught
affected
down in mouth
hapless
affecting
bored
tired
unable to be comforted
unable to be consoled
let-down
not happy
guilty-looking
furtive
discomfited
tragical
unlucky
unfortunate
elegiacal
uneasy
miffed
no-win
strabilious
long-suffering
beside oneself with grief
in a state
ashamed
intimidated
embarrassed
uncomfortable
sneaking
feeling down
full of gloom
in a funk
aghast
beaten
ill-humoured
UK
huffy
helpless
lost
worsted
vanquished
baulked
UK
objecting
balked
US
catastrophic
cruel
unpleasant
disastrous
feeble
disappointing
paltry
mean
can't win
ill-humored
US
cowering
humiliated
conscience-stricken
forgotten
homeless
lonesome
forsaken
abandoned
languished
not a prayer
in the soup
at the end of one's tether
at one's wits' end
blue funk
friendless
destitute
uncared-for
in a bad way
looking as if one had lost a pound and found a penny
sensitive
teary-eyed
mawkish
with tears in one's eyes
blubbery
moist
watery
wet
put out
jaded
narked
wearied
dragging
solitary
defenseless
US
defenceless
UK
fruitless
alone
in floods of tears
easily moved
with tears in your eyes
at end of one's rope
at the end of your tether
nostalgic
surfeited
sated
satiated
blasé
not best pleased
up to here
complaining
disaffected
wallowing
fretful
malcontent
envious
impatient
querulous
restless
resentful
malcontented
picky
griping
kvetching
grumbling
ungratified
self-indulgent
self-pitying
self-absorbed
out of joint
sick to death
fed up to the teeth
with a chip on your shoulder
fed up to the back teeth
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
tormented
provoked
beset
disturbed
needled
nagged
angered
tortured
afflicted
got to
miffed
displeased
hurt
goaded
wound up
rubbed up the wrong way
rankled
infuriated
incensed
gravelled
UK
graveled
US
oppressed
fretted
agitated
ticked off
rid
rode
ridden
beleaguered
racked
besieged
got across
maddened
chivvied
harrowed
agonized
US
perturbed
humped
offended
pained
anguished
excruciated
curst
cursed
exacerbated
hacked you off
agonised
UK
gotten to
enraged
antagonized
US
mistreated
got at
bummed out
roiled
heckled
mithered
abused
antagonised
UK
got in your hair
inflamed
made someone see red
frustrated
tried
rubbed the wrong way
put your back up
ill-treated
discomposed
gnawed
kept after
kept on at
taunted
had it in for
rattled
got on your nerves
gotten on your nerves
maltreated
discriminated against
made angry
burnt
burned
tyrannized
US
stressed
teed off
gotten across
disquieted
given someone the hump
gave someone the hump
given someone grief
gave someone grief
put someone's nose out of joint
fussed
abraded
tyrannised
UK
made cross
chivied
insulted
strained
browbeat
scared
flustered
discommoded
affronted
disgruntled
gotten at
nudged
driven round the bend
drove round the bend
importuned
breathed down someone's neck
had a down on
worked on
grated on
put off
bent someone's ear
rankled with
criticized
US
got on your wick
put down
got your goat
made waves
ragged
hit where one lives
unsettled
pushed around
disgusted
leaned on
haunted
henpecked
drove crazy
driven crazy
perplexed
driven mad
drove mad
carped at
driven round the twist
drove round the twist
disconcerted
gnawn
gnew
discountenanced
criticised
UK
tantalized
US
discomfited
dunned
niggled
frightened
tantalised
UK
flurried
depressed
wound
wounded
driven to distraction
drove to distraction
ill-used
distempered
gotten on one's nerves
got on one's nerves
rubbed you up the wrong way
ribbed
went on at
gone on at
chaffed
attacked
scolded
mocked
pushed about
affected
berated
distracted
punished unfairly
confused
interrupted
given someone the pip
gave someone the pip
browbeaten
inconvenienced
harmed
upbraided
grumbled at
domineered
embarrassed
hazed
dissatisfied
prodded
pecked at
unnerved
madded
enflamed
ired
misust
misused
fazed
wrung
intruded upon
assailed
dishonoured
UK
dominated
crabbed
found fault with
imposed on
cowed
mortified
alarmed
put through wringer
concerned
steamed up
martyred
incommoded
despaired
exercised
dismayed
discombobulated
put pressure on
harped on at
excited
ailed
dishonored
US
imposed upon
picked at
rattled one's cage
frazzled
bummed
cheesed off
caused suffering to
unhinged
hacked
turned off
dumped on
hagrid
derailed
put someone off their stroke
gotten your back up
got your back up
gnawed at
worked up
made anxious
egged on
got your dander up
got one's goat
gotten one's goat
sticked in one's craw
setted one's teeth on edge
weirded out
upset the apple cart
freaked out
put someone's back up
put into a flap
ruffled someone's feathers
lied heavy on
put on the spot
made someone's blood boil
tried your patience
jarred on
made someone's hackles rise
got under someone's skin
put your nose out of joint
disapproved of
pressed
prest
ached
beared a grudge towards
felt ill will towards
driven bananas
drove bananas
pinched
compressed
cramped
squeezed
gotten under one's skin
got under one's skin
got under your skin
gotten under your skin
gotten under skin
got under skin
scorned
grieved
guyed
targeted
targetted
violated
exploited
manipulated
humiliated
tattered
frayed
eroded
ridiculed
misrepresented
maligned
rousted
suffered
stressed out
roused
jarred
belittled
disparaged
smote
smit
smited
smitten
bored
infested
crossed
impeded
hindered
gibed
curdled
bullyragged
forayed
macerated
punished
despoiled
noodged
boned
labored
US
laboured
UK
mused
scoured
pressurized
US
obtruded
encroached
intruded
pothered
accosted
terrified
pressurised
UK
embittered
subjugated
menaced
immolated
demonized
US
used
blighted
reviled
reproached
abased
derided
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
yauped
repined
screamed
groused
chagrined
confounded
reminded
squirmed
insisted
manhandled
threatened
demonised
UK
razzed
defamed
broke
broken
brake
bit
stirred
taxed
wringed
wrang
pushed
gripped
jerked around
stewed
petted
tiffed
huffed
stung
raged
overwhelmed
overpowered
cheated
discredited
slandered
impugned
libeled
US
vilified
libelled
UK
denigrated
foiled
thwarted
made fun of
scratched around
yapped at
ragged on
sent into a rage
thrown
threw
searched high heaven
urged
egged
moaned at
grinded
ground
made nervous
discomforted
burdened
brutalised
UK
brutalized
US
mishandled
buttonholed
enslaved
preyed on
messed with
got on the nerves of
punished repeatedly and unfairly
moaned on at
kept complaining to
chid
chided
browned off
rubbed salt in wound
leaded someone a merry dance
played cat and mouse
brought pressure to bear on
begrudged
grudged
martyrized
scraped away
tried the patience of
got up your nose
made your blood boil
weighed down
tested
blustered
frilled
flummoxed
furbelowed
stumped
disrupted
steamed
fuddled
floored
acerbated
attracted
absorbed
motivated
interested
grabbed
ignited
pricked
awaked
absorpt
quickened
gave a bad time
given a bad time
nagged at
worn on
wore on
caused agony to
got in the hair of
caused disquiet to
disheartened
got across someone
taken advantage of
did an injustice to
took advantage of
done an injustice to
soured
found fault
hagridden
hagrode
teared
alarumed
fired up
heated up
het up
wigged
mixed up
gotten in one's hair
got in one's hair
messed over
inflicted anguish on
played the heavy with
loused up
grated upon
weighed heavily on
cramped style
got in someone's hair
tried someone's patience
tried one's patience
trespassed
gotten on somebody's nerves
wound somebody up
treated harshly
spooked
gotten up someone's nose
sinned against
psyched out
gotten someone's back up
rattled someone's cage
raised your hackles
eaten away at
gotten on someone's nerves
sweated out
jarred upon
got on somebody's nerves
made uneasy
ate away at
hung up
offended against
gotten on someone's wick
got on nerves
caused someone to lose their composure
gotten on nerves
ruffled one's feathers
setted your teeth on edge
got up someone's nose
drove you up the wall
got someone's back up
tyrannized over
got on someone's wick
got on someone's nerves
walked all over
kicked around
had your knife into
damaged
riled up
rubbed one the wrong way
caused anxiety to
laid a bad trip on
driven you up the wall
gnawed away at
stepped on the toes of
stacked the deck
asked for it
showed antagonism to
shown antagonism to
oke
aken
shown ill will towards
showed ill will towards
bore
overbore
overborne
worn down
wore down
overrode
overridden
bitten
taken the mickey out of
took the mickey out of
broke in
broken in
wore out
wore away
worn out
worn away
shook up
shaken up
taken the piss out of
took the piss out of
thrown off balance
threw off balance
awoken
awoke
undone
torn
tore
undid
worn
wore
took it out on
taken it out on
threw off
thrown off
gotten even
got even
eaten at
ate at
worn upon
wore upon
got someone's goat
got someone
gotten someone
gotten someone's goat
got your hackles up
gotten your hackles up
wore to shreds
bit into
worn to shreds
bitten into
got a rise out of
given the business
gave the business
gotten a rise out of
rode roughshod over
ridden roughshod over
gotten someone's dander up
got someone's dander up
thrown into a tizz
threw into a tizz
threw into tizzy
thrown into tizzy
gotten on someone
got on someone
gave no quarter
went for jugular
gone for jugular
given no quarter
did wrong to
done wrong to
did injury to
did the dirty on
done a disservice to
did a disservice to
bad mouthed
done the dirty on
done injury to
stirred up
cut to the quick
hurt someone's feelings
saddened
shocked
crazed
preoccupied
bewildered
caused offense
puzzled
appalled
put out of countenance
hurt somebody's feelings
incited
startled
sickened
disobliged
horrified
aroused
psyched
abashed
plied
barraged
nonplussed
slighted
stimulated
repelled
nauseated
moved
disappointed
demoralized
US
sweat
caviled
US
cavilled
UK
cut
empurpled
grilled
possessed
zinged
bled
indisposed
made unhappy
demoralised
UK
dissed
got someone's hackles up
disarranged
made discontented
examined
umbraged
weighed on
flipped out
made uncomfortable
raised hell
keyed up
turned on
made your hackles rise
put in a spot
put someone off their stride
let down
put somebody's nose out of joint
cut up
set one off
made you see red
made someone scratch their head
set on
made blood boil
upset apple cart
pushed buttons
made a scene
put in a hole
shaken
shook
discouraged
obsessed
petitioned
solicited
dispirited
devastated
baffled
tired
scandalized
US
shamed
caught
repulsed
galvanized
US
disoriented
spurred
unmanned
disaffected
chilled
discontented
daunted
occupied
unbalanced
lambasted
caused anguish
mourned
caused sorrow
caused suffering
capped
sounded
cooled
mispleased
winged
revolted
surprised
bristled
inspired
electrified
sweated
feared
wearied
demeaned
recurred
caught off balance
pushed the buttons of
interfered with
scandalised
UK
animated
awakened
exhilarated
waked
wakened
got someone's wick
questioned
tweaked
crushed
quizzed
boiled
debilitated
turned
incapacitated
flipped
balked
US
disordered
disrespected
started
messed
strapped
desolated
gave offence to
given offence to
snubbed
inspirited
bestirred
instigated
intruded on
played dirty
barged in on
fermented
thumbed nose at
made fretful
baulked
UK
muddled
made someone fed up
showed up
made awkward
made self-conscious
owned
made ashamed
shattered
caused anguish to
made one see red
slurred
layed up
laid up
made sore
magnified
revived
caused discomfort to
heightened
plundered
worked into lather
fired the imagination of
pushed someon's buttons
enlivened
caused to be at a stand
blackmailed
redoubled
ventilated
come back to
become bored
fouled up
made miserable
extorted
made livid
aroused anxiety in
rallied
weighed
lost one's temper
lived on
whetted
bugged up
made it tough for
pepped up
intensified
had had enough
devoured
fed on
intensated
run up the wrong way
depredated
made wretched
stopped someone in their tracks
mounted
puts somebody's nose out of joint
deepened
turned one off
killed
made a monkey of
made flip
rocked the boat
galvanised
UK
made somebody's blood boil
spurred on
horned in on
raided
consumed
vivified
stayed with
lived off
caused concern to
butted in on
caught one short
stunned
loaded
innervated
enhanced
innerved
lost patience
dumbfounded
grated at
seized
setted someone back on their heels
fleeced
lit a fire under
fired the enthusiasm of
fomented
challenged
whipped up
driven nuts
drove nuts
took aback
taken aback
woke
woken
nit-picked
driven insane
drove insane
gotten going
got going
blew up
blown up
taken by surprise
took by surprise
own
ran up the wrong way
came back to
took a rise out of
taken a rise out of
done a number on
did a number on
became bored
threw into a tizzy
thrown into a tizzy
trodden on someone's toes
given offence
gave offence
trod on someone's toes
loaden
driven you crazy
drove you crazy
drove you to distraction
drove out of mind
driven somebody up the wall
driven you round the twist
drove somebody up the wall
driven out of mind
drove you off your head
driven you out of your mind
drove you round the bend
drove you round the twist
driven you off your head
driven you round the bend
drove you out of your mind
driven you to distraction
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
hurt
beat
hit
harassed
brutalized
US
troubled
crucified
brutalised
UK
struck
manhandled
wound
wounded
bullied
harmed
mishandled
mauled
cut up
vexed
vext
treated badly
ill-used
knocked around
knocked about
misust
misused
roughed up
messed over
kicked around
beat up
worried
put on the rack
distressed
put to death
scourged
harried
pained
treated roughly
handled roughly
martyrized
upset
stricken
wronged
beaten
caused suffering to
bothered
annoyed
pestered
grieved
hat
hitten
messed up
burdened
stressed
tried
affected
blighted
damaged
beaten up
rent
rended
done over
did over
hanged
hung
put the squeeze on
caused agony to
nailed to a cross
suppressed
roughhoused
totaled
totalled
outraged
bunged up
irked
irritated
ailed
strained
shaken up
shook up
exasperated
hassled
taxed
nagged
badgered
haunted
disturbed
bugged
discommoded
perturbed
beleaguered
dogged
assailed
gripped
mortified
prest
pressed
attacked
smote
smited
smit
smitten
embarrassed
visited
perplexed
buffeted
buffetted
overwhelmed
wrung
entangled
hampered
caused trouble to
stabbed
pierced
assaulted
marred
aggressed
seared
mutilated
whipped
lacerated
grilled
impaled
mangled
maimed
convulsed
teared
weighed down
gutted
rocked
devastated
executed
profaned
misapplied
prostituted
misemployed
perverted
suffered from
battered
worked over
jumped on one's case
exploited
caused pain to
started in on
ruined
killed
desecrated
corrupted
mismanaged
misappropriated
neglected
chopped
bashed
waxed
trashed
ripped
dumped on
interfered with
banged up
hung on a cross
run through
pushed around
nailed to cross
burnt at the stake
burned at the stake
taken
took
wringed
wrang
shaken
shook
torn
tore
rid
rode
ridden
driven up the wall
drove up the wall
blew
blown
gave a hard time
given a hard time
gave a bad time
given a bad time
given one the business
gave one the business
backbitten
backbit
fell upon
fallen on
fell on
fallen upon
gave someone the works
given someone the works
given the needle
gave the needle
gave black eye
given black eye
done wrong
did wrong
ran through
gone through
went through
been through
more ❯
“They have been
persecuted
for their beliefs.”
Verb
▲
Past tense for to rule over or control arbitrarily or arrogantly
domineered
dominated
tyrannised
UK
tyrannized
US
bullied
browbeat
browbeaten
intimidated
oppressed
hectored
pressurised
UK
pressurized
US
bulldozed
ruled
subjugated
terrorised
UK
terrorized
US
threatened
menaced
bossed
overbore
overborne
railroaded
prevailed
predominated
preponderated
reigned
blustered
squeezed
swaggered
bent
bended
henpecked
bossed around
bossed about
strong-armed
rode roughshod over
ridden roughshod over
pushed around
ordered about
ordered around
leaned on
pushed about
dictated to
gave orders to
given orders to
lorded it over
trampled on
walked all over
ruled the roost
called the shots
kicked around
ran the show
run the show
used strong-arm tactics on
kept under thumb
ran things
run things
put the screws on
was in the saddle
were in the saddle
been in the saddle
ruled with an iron hand
led by the nose
pushed the buttons
threw weight around
thrown weight around
ruled with a rod of iron
bent to one's will
crushed
repressed
kept down
held down
domineered over
coerced
tormented
suppressed
victimized
US
dictated
enslaved
trampled
victimised
UK
subjected
abused
mastered
treated harshly
maltreated
ground down
overpowered
overcome
trampled underfoot
wronged
ruled despotically
kept under one's thumb
treated brutally
tyrannized over
had someone under your thumb
brought someone to their knees
overcame
ordered
commanded
directed
pushed
run
superintended
led
captained
swayed
controlled
quarterbacked
supervised
leaded
governed
administrated
headed
managed
spearheaded
tried to control
called the tune
presided over
laid down the law
told someone what to do
ran
overseen
oversaw
taken charge
gave orders
took charge
given orders
been in charge
was in charge
were in charge
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to put down or control by cruelty or force
oppressed
abused
subjugated
suppressed
crushed
maltreated
subdued
enslaved
repressed
tyrannised
UK
tyrannized
US
wronged
hegemonized
ill-treated
mastered
overcame
overcome
overpowered
overwhelmed
exploited
scourged
subjected
kept down
treated harshly
aggrieved
annoyed
beset
coerced
despotized
distressed
dominated
encumbered
forced
ground down
handicapped
harassed
harried
held down
hounded
outraged
overloaded
overthrew
overthrown
plagued
pressed
prest
rode
rid
ridden
ruled
ruled over
saddled
smothered
strained
taxed
tormented
tortured
trampled
vexed
vext
worried
held sway over
put down
trampled on
trampled underfoot
tyrannized over
beat down
beaten down
picked on
put upon
rode roughshod over
ridden roughshod over
walked all over
brought to heel
put screws to
weighed heavy upon
brought someone to their knees
brought under the yoke
put the squeeze on
ruled with a rod of iron
ruled with an iron hand
yoked
destroyed
weakened
disfranchised
hobbled
disenfranchised
deprived
kept under thumb
gotten hooks into
got hooks into
conquered
vanquished
defeated
tamed
subordinated
humbled
enthralled
gained ascendancy over
gained mastery over
gained control of
licked
quashed
quelled
colonized
US
pacified
hammered
triumphed
reduced
underyoked
compelled
clobbered
colonised
UK
held sway
kicked around
broken the spirit
wiped the floor with
reeled back in
brought to knees
broke
brake
broken
bore down
borne down
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to deter or cause to feel fear, especially by threats of violence
intimidated
threatened
bullied
pressured
scared
terrified
browbeat
browbeaten
frightened
harassed
menaced
cowed
daunted
domineered
hounded
pressurised
UK
pressurized
US
subdued
terrorised
UK
terrorized
US
harried
oppressed
tyrannised
UK
tyrannized
US
bulldozed
coerced
hectored
railroaded
dragooned
forced
obliged
unnerved
awed
buffaloed
bullyragged
compelled
overawed
rode
rid
ridden
ruffled
tormented
affrighted
badgered
blackjacked
blustered
bogarted
constrained
enforced
spooked
steamrollered
appalled
bludgeoned
plagued
leaned on
strong-armed
mau-maued
pushed about
pushed around
picked on
scared off
twisted someone's arm
used strong-arm tactics on
scared the bejesus out of
subjugated
bossed around
bossed about
upset
put heat on
put the frighteners on
put through the wringer
put the chill on
put the fear of God into
petrified
alarmed
nagged
goaded
pestered
despotized
castigated
pushed
horrified
startled
panicked
scarified
alarumed
victimized
US
frighted
shocked
dismayed
victimised
UK
twisted somebody's arm
lorded it over
inspired panic in
filled with terror
frightened out of your wits
made it hot for someone
made things hot for someone
scared to death
overborne
overbore
ridden roughshod over
rode roughshod over
stricken terror in
struck terror in
struck terror into
stricken terror into
beset
put the heat on
put the screws on
put pressure on
made
assailed
cajoled
wheedled
importuned
impelled
argued
obligated
muscled
besieged
talked
impressed
sandbagged
swayed
prest
pressed
insisted on
come at
vexed
prevailed on
troubled
vext
had someone do something
drave
driven
druv
drove
came at
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 verbally criticize harshly, especially with insulting language
abused
insulted
castigated
denigrated
disparaged
excoriated
vituperated
berated
lambasted
trashed
assailed
belittled
blasted
cursed
curst
maligned
rebuked
reproached
savaged
scathed
slighted
taunted
vilified
attacked
bashed
belaboured
UK
belabored
US
nagged
offended
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
injured
knocked
miscalled
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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