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Adjective

Causing anxiety or concern

Verb

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

Present participle for to disturb the composure of

(usually of a disease or condition) Present participle for to affect adversely

Present participle for to make less organized

Present participle for to put into a new position

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Adjective

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Causing anxiety or concern

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

enough to try the patience of a saint

enough to drive you up the wall

bedevilling^UK

bedeviling^US

sombre^UK

somber^US

unfavorable^US

humourless^UK

humorless^US

unsavory^US

unsavoury^UK

gruelling^UK

grueling^US

laboured^UK

labored^US

difficult to understand

full of twists and turns

like getting blood out of a stone

almighty

easier said than done

gray^US

grey^UK

strictly for the birds

dishonoring^US

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

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“There were two scenes that I think would be perturbing to small children.”

Verb

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

rubbing up the wrong way

giving someone the hump

driving mad

driving crazy

driving nuts

making someone see red

getting in someone's hair

getting on someone's nerves

getting on someone's tits

getting on your nerves

getting someone's back up

getting someone's dander up

getting someone's goat

getting someone's hackles up

getting someone's wick

getting under someone's skin

getting up your nose

gnawing

harrying

making someone's hackles rise

making your blood boil

rattling someone's cage

ruffling someone's feathers

trying someone's patience

getting under your skin

bedeviling^US

bedevilling^UK

driving round the bend

driving round the twist

hitting where one lives

chagrining

roiling

rubbing the wrong way

getting your dander up

ruffling one's feathers

giving a hard time

trying your patience

getting up someone's nose

making somebody's hackles rise

driving to distraction

giving someone the pip

getting on one's nerves

getting your hackles up

putting someone's nose out of joint

messing

messing with

pushing someon's buttons

getting a rise out of

setting on

setting off

getting across someone

breathing down someone's neck

leaning on

pressurising^UK

bringing pressure to bear on

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

wearing on

wearing out

trying the patience of

sticking in one's craw

setting one's teeth on edge

upsetting the applecart

driving you round the bend

umbraging

shattering

driving you off your head

making you see red

driving you to distraction

making somebody's blood boil

distracting

driving you round the twist

possessing

driving you out of your mind

paralyzing^US

paralysing^UK

putting someone off their stroke

making severe demands on

keeping someone hanging on

tantalising^UK

making your mouth water

tantalizing^US

flirting with

keeping hanging

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Verb

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Present participle for to disturb the composure of

bedevilling^UK

bedeviling^US

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

putting someone off their stroke

terrorizing^US

terrorising^UK

setting someone back on their heels

putting out of countenance

catching off balance

scarifying

putting someone off their stride

humiliating

shaming

making someone scratch their head

causing someone to lose their composure

causing to be at a stand

scaring the bejesus out of

preying on your mind

getting down

making one's hair stand on end

paralysing^UK

tantalising^UK

tantalizing^US

balking^US

baulking^UK

paralyzing^US

stopping someone in their tracks

electrifying

hurting somebody's feelings

pulling the rug from under

pulling the rug out from under

making self-conscious

causing concern to

causing discomfort to

throwing into a tizzy

making one's blood run cold

making someone fed up

scaring someone out of their wits

making someone jump out of their skin

throwing into a panic

taking the wind out of your sails

throwing a curve

scaring the living daylights out of

getting on your nerves

pouring cold water on

mucking

throwing cold water on

raveling^US

scaring the pants off

throwing into a blue funk

ravelling^UK

frightening the living daylights out of

knocking the wind out of

confronting

screwing up

filling with consternation

harshing one's mellow

rubbing the wrong way

galvanizing^US

driving round the bend

gnawing

infesting

getting in your hair

getting on one's nerves

giving someone a jolt

giving someone a fright

galvanising^UK

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

trying the patience of

making one's flesh creep

getting the wind up

putting the fear of God into

giving one the creeps

giving someone the heebie-jeebies

giving someone goose pimples

throwing into a fright

chilling to the marrow

scaring someone half to death

sending over the edge

dishonoring^US

causing someone distress

hitting like ton of bricks

raising someone's eyebrows

completely surprising

grossing out

shaking out of your complacency

upsetting the applecart

causing agony to

making a big thing of

making a big thing out of

breaking one's heart

making a mountain out of a molehill

breaking the heart of

harshing someone's mellow

making gloomy

giving someone the blues

making desolate

making despondent

bringing tears to your eyes

knocking the stuffing out of

bearing down

turning off

breaking someone's heart

getting into a tangle

throwing into disorder

jumbling up

spoiling

scaring the daylights out of

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“She was not perturbed because she knew the warden called in every day.”

Verb

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(usually of a disease or condition) Present participle for to affect adversely

exerting influence on

biasing^US

biassing^UK

making an impression on

going to your head

turning someone's head

tugging at your heartstrings

vandalizing^US

vandalising^UK

discoloring^US

putting out of commission

causing the sacrifice of

resulting in damage to

resulting in harm to

leading to the end of

pulverizing^US

vaporizing^US

vaporising^UK

pulverising^UK

damaging beyond repair

running onto the rocks

pulling down

tearing down

putting out of action

doing harm to

detracting from

interfering with

throwing a monkey wrench into

playing merry hell with

driving a nail into the coffin of

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Verb

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Present participle for to make less organized

Verb

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Present participle for to put into a new position

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