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To frighten or cause fear

To give someone a feeling of uneasiness or mild fright

To pester or harass (someone) in an aggressive or persistent manner

Verb

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To frighten or cause fear

terrorise^UK

terrorize^US

appall^US

appal^UK

dismay

chill

stun

paralyse^UK

paralyze^US

scare the bejesus out of

give someone goose pimples

scare the living daylights out of

put the fear of God into

scare someone out of their wits

frighten to death

fill with terror

frighten the living daylights out of

frighten the life out of

paralyse with fear

make one's hair stand on end

throw into a blue funk

frighten someone out of their wits

scare the hell out of

scare the life out of

give one the creeps

make one's flesh creep

send into a cold sweat

strike fear into

make one's blood run cold

make someone shake in their shoes

scare the pants off of

frighten out of your wits

demoralize^US

demoralise^UK

give someone the heebie-jeebies

make someone jump out of their skin

pressurize^US

tyrannize^US

give someone a fright

pressurise^UK

tyrannise^UK

make someone's hair stand on end

surprise

chill someone's blood

make someone's blood run cold

make someone's hair curl

scare the daylights out of

become horror-stricken

become horror-struck

stampede

send chills down the spine of

haunt

make anxious

make uneasy

make someone jump out of his skin

destabilize^US

destabilise^UK

victimize^US

victimise^UK

blind someone with something

pull the rug from under

put off one's stroke

pull the rug out from under

take your breath away

scare someone half to death

use strong-arm tactics on

fill with consternation

scandalize^US

scandalise^UK

put someone off their stroke

knock the stuffing out of

agonize^US

traumatize^US

agonise^UK

give someone the blues

jar

tick off

set someone back on their heels

traumatise^UK

make someone scratch their head

stop someone in their tracks

bowl over

take the wind out of your sails

hurt somebody's feelings

antagonize^US

antagonise^UK

cause to be at a stand

tantalize^US

tantalise^UK

cause anxiety to

shatter

dampen the spirits of

put out of countenance

zing

reduce to tears

benumb

put someone off their stride

bring tears to your eyes

mess with someone's head

knock out

make one's heart bleed

knock the wind out of

undermine one's confidence

cause someone to lose their composure

raise someone's eyebrows

shake out of your complacency

hit like ton of bricks

balk^US

baulk^UK

sap the confidence of

shatter the illusions of

weigh heavily on one's mind

dampen someone's hopes

harsh someone's mellow

make someone's heart bleed

keep under

make desolate

hang over

break someone's spirit

break someone's heart

tread on someone's toes

cause offense

be an affront to

be offensive

put someone's nose out of joint

give someone the hump

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“Funny how I can watch all sorts of horror movies for hours and not get scared while that movie and its sequel terrify me!”

Verb

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To give someone a feeling of uneasiness or mild fright

give someone the creeps

make someone's blood run cold

make someone want to throw up

give someone the heebie-jeebies

make your gorge rise

be extremely distasteful to

make someone's skin crawl

put off

be repulsive to

make someone feel sick

turn off

make someone's flesh creep

appal^UK

appall^US

scandalize^US

scandalise^UK

make one's hair stand on end

be offensive to

cause offence to

cause to feel nauseous

make someone's stomach rise

be disagreeable to

make flesh crawl

make one's flesh creep

make someone feel nauseous

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To pester or harass (someone) in an aggressive or persistent manner

drive round the twist

get under your skin

give someone the hump

be at

get your back up

breathe down someone's neck

brutalize^US

victimize^US

antagonize^US

agonize^US

brutalise^UK

tantalize^US

tantalise^UK

victimise^UK

antagonise^UK

agonise^UK

give someone the works

make somebody's hackles rise

pressurize^US

pressurise^UK

terrorize^US

bring pressure to bear on

terrorise^UK

ruffle one's feathers

be on the back of

rattle someone's cage

get up someone's nose

put someone's nose out of joint

drive you up the wall

tyrannize^US

make things hot for someone

get on someone's back

make it hot for someone

dishonor^US

dishonour^UK

be a pain in the neck

rankle with

mix up

be a thorn in someone's side

tyrannise^UK

get on someone's case

traumatize^US

traumatise^UK

demoralize^US

hurt somebody's feelings

demoralise^UK

appal^UK

appall^US

scandalize^US

scandalise^UK

rub you up the wrong way

set one's teeth on edge

try the patience of

weigh heavily on someone's mind

criticize^US

weigh heavily on one's mind

criticise^UK

get on the wrong side of

be a thorn in someone's flesh

dull

mess with someone's head

belabour^UK

breath down someone's neck

make an enemy of somebody

belabor^US

be a weight on one's mind

run up the wrong way

stroke someone's hair the wrong way

push someon's buttons

cause inconvenience to

be the victim of

lie heavy on someone's mind

weigh heavy on someone's mind

knock the wind out of

make severe demands on

put a strain on

tire out

take aback

create difficulties for

flummox

harsh one's mellow

give a zinger

give the cold shoulder

exhaust someone's patience

drive you out of your mind

drive you to distraction

make somebody's blood boil

drive you round the twist

make you see red

make livid

drive you round the bend

be a weight on someone's mind

make someone's stomach rise

put someone off their stroke

cause someone to lose their composure

dampen the spirits of

dampen someone's hopes

cause to lose hope

take the wind out of your sails

knock the stuffing out of

harsh someone's mellow

make one's heart bleed

give someone the blues

make someone's heart bleed

make sad

reduce to tears

knock sideways

bring tears to your eyes

keep under

dash hopes

break someone's spirit

throw cold water on

break someone's heart

play

cause someone difficulty

satirize^US

make someone go out of his way

chiack

cause to feel emotional strain

cause to feel mental strain

satirise^UK

have an adverse effect on

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