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Adjective

Feeling or expressing great anger

Having thoughts occupied with unpleasant things or events that have happened or that may happen

Cloudy, opaque, or thick with suspended matter

To have triggered a passionate feeling or reaction

Past tense for to annoy or anger

Past tense for to make dirty, darker or less pure

Past tense for to blame or insult (someone) in strong or violent language

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Adjective

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Feeling or expressing great anger

as cross as two sticks

ill-humored^US

antagonized^US

antagonised^UK

with all guns blazing

scandalized^US

scandalised^UK

beside yourself with rage

sombre^UK

somber^US

dishonored^US

dishonoured^UK

carrying a chip on your shoulder

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

like a bear with a sore head

having got out of bed the wrong side

humourless^UK

humorless^US

having got out of bed on the wrong side

apt to fly off the handle

got up on wrong side of bed

gray^US

grey^UK

having a fit of the sulks

have chip on shoulder

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“He is obviously riled at being replaced by the deputy editor.”

Adjective

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Having thoughts occupied with unpleasant things or events that have happened or that may happen

in a state of agitation

like a cat on a hot tin roof

with one's stomach in knots

shaking in one's shoes

with your heart in your mouth

having butterflies in the stomach

like a cat on hot bricks

traumatized^US

traumatised^UK

like a fish out of water

at the end of your tether

shaken up

peeved

overcome

with your back to the wall

terrorized^US

bedeviled^US

terrorised^UK

bedevilled^UK

with one's back up against the wall

having cold feet

at the end of one's rope

pressurized^US

pressurised^UK

put out of countenance

lacking social skills

having a funny feeling

had their heads messed with

caused to be at a stand

gravelled^UK

made to scratch their head

graveled^US

scared out of your wits

frightened out of your wits

between a rock and a hard place

like a chicken with its head cut off

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Adjective

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Cloudy, opaque, or thick with suspended matter

gray^US

grey^UK

woolly^UK

wooly^US

grayish^US

greyish^UK

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Verb

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To have triggered a passionate feeling or reaction

galvanized^US

energised^UK

energized^US

galvanised^UK

whetted one's appetite

fired the enthusiasm of

fired the imagination of

revitalized^US

revitalised^UK

fired with enthusiasm

breathed new life into

given a shot in the arm to

gave a shot in the arm to

given someone a charge

gave someone a charge

catalyzed^US

mobilized^US

mobilised^UK

acted as a incentive to

acted as a stimulus to

catalysed^UK

tantalized^US

emphasized^US

initialized^US

stiffened the resolve of

raised the morale of

boosted morale

lifted the spirits of

propped up

bielded

stimulated spiritually

favoured^UK

favored^US

battened down the hatches

stopped someone in their tracks

pressurized^US

initialised^UK

emphasised^UK

tantalised^UK

magnetized^US

made something go with a bang

worked

led on

pressurised^UK

made alive

given a new lease of life to

gave a new lease of life to

magnetised^UK

setted someone back on their heels

acted as a impetus to

took your breath away

taken your breath away

gave the incentive to

took out of mothballs

taken out of mothballs

given the incentive to

gave a shot in the arm

given a shot in the arm

given someone a thrill

gave someone great pleasure

given someone great pleasure

gave someone a thrill

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Verb

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Past tense for to annoy or anger

gravelled^UK

graveled^US

gotten on your nerves

got under your skin

gotten under your skin

got your goat

hacked you off

riled up

rubbed up the wrong way

tried your patience

got across

gotten across

gave someone the hump

given someone the hump

put out

rubbed the wrong way

rubbed you up the wrong way

antagonized^US

antagonised^UK

put someone's nose out of joint

made somebody's hackles rise

ruffled one's feathers

disquieted

sent into a rage

bedevilled^UK

bedeviled^US

baited

gotten on one's nerves

rattled someone's cage

gnawed

empurpled

abraded

hurt somebody's feelings

depressed

shocked

driven to distraction

given someone the pip

driven round the bend

drove round the bend

egged on

gotten up someone's nose

got up someone's nose

flustered

cheesed off

driven round the twist

drove round the twist

agonized^US

agonised^UK

setted one's teeth on edge

made you see red

got someone

gotten someone

tried the patience of

gotten your hackles up

scandalized^US

put someone off their stroke

scandalised^UK

breathed down someone's neck

disheartened

sticked in one's craw

drove you up the wall

driven you up the wall

set someone's teeth on edge

tantalized^US

tantalised^UK

caviled^US

cavilled^UK

made things hot for someone

dejected

caused someone to lose their composure

played dirty

disrespected

made it hot for someone

made an enemy of somebody

rattled someone's chain

pushed the buttons of

made somebody's blood boil

pushed someon's buttons

triggered

made blue

made you angry

pushed someone's buttons

gotten on the wrong side of

got on the wrong side of

trod on someone's toes

trodden on someone's toes

drove you to distraction

driven you round the twist

driven you out of your mind

drove you round the bend

drove you round the twist

driven you round the bend

drove you out of your mind

driven you to distraction

traumatized^US

traumatised^UK

demoralized^US

demoralised^UK

pressurized^US

pressurised^UK

victimized^US

victimised^UK

criticized^US

criticised^UK

brought pressure to bear on

belaboured^UK

taken the piss out of

belabored^US

terrorized^US

satirized^US

terrorised^UK

caused inconvenience to

tyrannized^US

created difficulties for

satirised^UK

tyrannised^UK

caused someone difficulty

knocked the wind out of

dampened the spirits of

seared

played

made someone scratch their head

knocked the stuffing out of

had an adverse effect on

made severe demands on

twisted someone's arm

caused to feel mental strain

harshed someone's mellow

made someone go out of his way

caused to feel emotional strain

made demands on

turned on the heat

occupied thoughts

brought tears to your eyes

took the wind out of your sails

taken the wind out of your sails

beaten

given a zinger

given the cold shoulder

gave the cold shoulder

gave someone the blues

thrown cold water on

broken someone's heart

ran down

broke someone's heart

threw cold water on

borne down

given someone the blues

went against the grain

gone against the grain

stricken down

went through the mill

gone through the mill

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“Mr. Gilmer kept working him, jabbing at him, trying to rile him by suggesting that if he had been innocent, he wouldn't have run.”

Verb

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Past tense for to make dirty, darker or less pure

spoiled^US

spoilt^UK

discoloured^UK

discolored^US

Verb

Past tense for to blame or insult (someone) in strong or violent language

belaboured^UK

belabored^US

gave someone a dressing-down

given someone a dressing-down

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