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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

Present participle for to frighten or cause fear in

(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

like a bull in a china shop

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 one's nerves

getting on someone's nerves

getting on someone's tits

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 someone's nose

gnawing

harrying

making someone's blood boil

making someone's hackles rise

rattling someone's cage

ruffling someone's feathers

trying someone's patience

bedeviling^US

bedevilling^UK

getting on your nerves

driving round the bend

giving someone a hard time

agonizing^US

driving round the twist

making waves

cheesing off

disgusting

hitting where one lives

chagrining

mithering

roiling

agonising^UK

rubbing the wrong way

driving to distraction

making your blood boil

getting up your nose

getting under your skin

getting your dander up

giving someone the pip

putting someone's back up

cutting to the quick

rankling with

getting under one's skin

getting on someone's wick

driving bananas

inconveniencing

humping

putting someone's nose out of joint

messing

messing with

pushing someon's buttons

breathing down someone's neck

leaning on

pressurising^UK

bringing pressure to bear on

trying one's patience

getting a rise out of

setting on

setting one off

getting across someone

getting in one's hair

breaking the heart of

rubbing you up the wrong way

getting on somebody's nerves

making your hackles rise

wearing on

getting your hackles up

making somebody's blood boil

sticking in one's craw

getting on nerves

eating away at

whipping up

setting one's teeth on edge

getting up somebody's nose

getting somebody's back up

ruffling one's feathers

bumming

dogging

rubbing one the wrong way

riling up

eating at

getting on someone

putting your nose out of joint

trying the patience of

spurring

causing annoyance to

causing resentment to

pushing one's buttons

driving you up the wall

examining

running up the wrong way

driving you round the bend

shattering

driving you off your head

driving somebody up the wall

driving you to distraction

distracting

driving you round the twist

possessing

driving you out of your mind

making somebody's hackles rise

becoming misty

misting over

clouding over

becoming covered with condensation

becoming misted

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Verb

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Present participle for to disturb the composure of

putting someone off their stroke

bedevilling^UK

bedeviling^US

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

setting someone back on their heels

putting out of countenance

making someone scratch their head

causing someone to lose their composure

terrorizing^US

terrorising^UK

putting someone off their stride

bowling over

knocking sideways

giving someone a turn

mixing up

giving a turn

hurrying

causing to be at a stand

galvanizing^US

paralysing^UK

galvanising^UK

tantalising^UK

tantalizing^US

paralyzing^US

hurting somebody's feelings

balking^US

baulking^UK

throwing into disorder

stopping someone in their tracks

causing concern to

causing discomfort to

making self-conscious

pulling the rug from under

throwing into a tizzy

springing something on

throwing a curve

pouring cold water on

cutting to the quick

mucking

throwing cold water on

raveling^US

getting someone down

ravelling^UK

pulling the rug out from under

throwing into confusion

putting off his or her stride

taking the wind out of someone's sails

catching somebody unawares

rubbing the wrong way

catching somebody off balance

knocking the wind out of

giving someone a hard time

harshing one's mellow

getting on someone's nerves

trying the patience of

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

sending over the edge

dishonoring^US

filling with consternation

mucking up

nitpicking

making someone jump out of their skin

taking someone aback

making jump

scaring to death

scaring the bejesus out of

giving someone a jolt

giving someone a fright

causing someone distress

hitting like ton of bricks

raising someone's eyebrows

taking the wind out of your sails

completely surprising

grossing out

shaking out of your complacency

putting the wind up someone

making a big thing of

making a big thing out of

running down

reducing to tears

making a mountain out of a molehill

getting on someone's wick

making someone fed up

harshing someone's mellow

making gloomy

giving someone the blues

turning one off

making desolate

making despondent

bringing tears to your eyes

making your heart bleed

knocking the stuffing out of

bearing down

breaking someone's heart

getting into a tangle

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

Verb

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Present participle for to frighten or cause fear in

terrorising^UK

terrorizing^US

making blood run cold

making one's blood run cold

scaring the daylights out of

making one's hair stand on end

scaring the bejesus out of

throwing into a panic

throwing into a blue funk

scaring someone out of their wits

scaring the pants off

making your hair stand on end

putting the wind up

scaring the living daylights out of

frightening the living daylights out of

giving someone goose pimples

getting the wind up

making someone jump out of their skin

giving someone the heebie-jeebies

making one's flesh creep

making your blood run cold

giving one the creeps

chilling someone to the marrow

putting the fear of God into

throwing into a fright

scaring someone half to death

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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

tugging at your heartstrings

vandalizing^US

vandalising^UK

causing the sacrifice of

resulting in damage to

resulting in harm to

leading to the end of

playing merry hell with

discoloring^US

driving a nail into the coffin of

tearing limb from limb

putting out of action

taking out

doing harm to

putting out of commission

detracting from

interfering with

throwing a monkey wrench into

fouling up

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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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