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Cheat

To make (someone) feel annoyed or upset

Verb

Cheat

victimise^UK

victimize^US

“A truly mean player won't hesitate to play dirty when the chips are down.”

Verb

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To make (someone) feel annoyed or upset

scandalise^UK

scandalize^US

antagonise^UK

antagonize^US

give someone the hump

drive round the twist

appal^UK

get in someone's hair

get on someone's nerves

sadden

ruffle someone's feathers

appall^US

get someone's back up

get under someone's skin

bedevil

hound

make someone's hackles rise

put someone's nose out of joint

agonize^US

agonise^UK

make someone's blood boil

get on one's nerves

get someone's goat

fire up

get someone's dander up

put someone's back up

rattle someone's cage

get one's goat

get up someone's nose

get on someone's wick

abash

humiliate

raise someone's hackles

give someone a hard time

hurt someone's feelings

hurt somebody's feelings

get on nerves

rub you up the wrong way

tantalize^US

tantalise^UK

be a pain in the neck

belittle

get under one's skin

gnaw at

be a thorn in someone's side

strain

cause offence to

try someone's patience

get your dander up

be an affront to

get someone's hackles up

be a thorn in someone's flesh

put somebody's nose out of joint

ruffle one's feathers

rub one the wrong way

stroke someone's hair the wrong way

resent

push someon's buttons

put your nose out of joint

criticise^UK

criticize^US

drive you up the wall

get on somebody's nerves

balk^US

set one's teeth on edge

give the cold shoulder

breathe down someone's neck

frighten

carp at

lower

make one's hackles rise

get on someone's case

tread on someone's toes

get one's comeuppance

take down a peg

take down

take the wind out

make someone eat humble pie

traumatize^US

baulk^UK

paralyse^UK

traumatise^UK

paralyze^US

turn someone's stomach

fill with loathing

make someone's gorge rise

knock out

take the wind out of your sails

completely surprise

give a turn

throw a curve

make someone's blood run cold

raise someone's eyebrows

set someone back on their heels

knock for six

shake out of your complacency

give someone a turn

hit like ton of bricks

dishonor^US

dishonour^UK

raise eyebrows amongst

cause raised eyebrows

cause a few raised eyebrows amongst

not pass muster

not be good enough

give cause for complaint

daunt

demoralize^US

demoralise^UK

put someone off their stroke

terrorize^US

terrorise^UK

knock the stuffing out of

put out of countenance

cause someone to lose their composure

reluct

stimulate

put the wind up

make someone scratch their head

pressurize^US

scare the bejesus out of

galvanize^US

pressurise^UK

galvanise^UK

put someone off their stride

beat down

make your heart bleed

prey on someone's mind

give someone the blues

get someone down

do in

cause to be at a stand

break someone's heart

throw cold water on

put in a spot

pour cold water on

scare the living daylights out of

stop someone in their tracks

bring tears to your eyes

greatly upset

knock over

throw into a tizzy

put the wind up someone

give trouble

fog

mess with someone's head

scare someone out of their wits

make someone want to throw up

make your hair stand on end

strike terror into

put the fear of God into

blow one's mind

scare the pants off

dash someone's hopes

break someone's spirit

put to trouble

bring low

take someone's breath away

throw into a blue funk

destabilize^US

destabilise^UK

lie heavy on someone's mind

weigh heavy on someone's mind

weigh heavily on one's mind

occupy someone's thoughts

set someone's teeth on edge

weigh heavily on someone's mind

niggle at

grind at

fill with consternation

frighten the living daylights out of

suppress

subjugate

stifle

make one's heart bleed

bring tears to one's eyes

dampen someone's spirit

catch somebody off balance

catch somebody unawares

cause to lose your bearings

knock the stuffing out of someone

put off his or her stride

make someone laugh on the other side of their face

make someone laugh out of the other side of their mouth

take the wind out of someone's sails

carp

disadvantage

make demands on

make severe demands on

put a strain on

make fed up

make your gorge rise

make someone feel nauseous

pull the rug from under

exhaust someone's patience

pull the rug out from under

hit like a ton of bricks

shatter the illusions of

burst one's bubble

dampen the spirits of

make someone's head spin

drive you to distraction

make livid

cause someone difficulty

make someone's hair stand on end

be agitated

make your hackles rise

drive you round the twist

drive you round the bend

disunify

abominate

cause to feel nauseous

make someone's stomach rise

put someone to trouble

drive you off your head

bring pressure to bear on

crawl

knock the wind out of

drive you out of your mind

make somebody's blood boil

drive out of mind

cast a pall over

make a big thing out of

make a mountain out of a molehill

victimize^US

tyrannize^US

make someone feel sick

drive somebody up the wall

make your flesh creep

give you the creeps

make flesh crawl

make someone go out of his way

tyrannise^UK

make things hot for someone

inspire panic in

strike terror in

frighten out of your wits

dragoon

bludgeon

fill with terror

make it hot for someone

victimise^UK

put the frighteners on

sweep someone off their feet

render speechless

subordinate

give someone goose pimples

make your blood run cold

make someone jump out of their skin

make blood run cold

make one's flesh creep

chill someone to the marrow

make teeth chatter

scare someone half to death

give someone the heebie-jeebies

scare away

curdle the blood

invigorate^US

inspire

cause to feel emotional strain

overdo

cause to feel mental strain

energize^US

harsh someone's mellow

debase

bring tears to someone's eyes

bear down

make someone's heart bleed

dampen someone's spirits

energise^UK

envigorate^UK

make someone eat crow

settle someone's hash

tear down

make one feel small

put one away

put someone in their place

put away

smirch

take down a peg or two

shoot down

make eat dirt

force to eat humble pie

have an adverse effect on

render unintelligible

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