“The stalker uses his cellular phone to terrorize his victims. He also uses it to ask his prey trivia questions or offer critiques of low-grade horror movies.”

Verb

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Present participle for to rule over or control arbitrarily or arrogantly

domineering

dominating

tyrannising^UK

tyrannizing^US

riding roughshod over

using strong-arm tactics on

keeping under thumb

lording over

running things

putting the screws on

being in the saddle

ruling with an iron hand

leading by the nose

pushing the buttons

throwing your weight around

ruling with a rod of iron

bending to your will

tormenting

victimizing^US

victimising^UK

brutalizing^US

brutalising^UK

bringing someone to their knees

playing the heavy with

gaining ascendancy over

having someone under your thumb

terrorising^UK

exercising control over

prevailing over

having ascendancy over

having the upper hand in

having mastery over

playing first fiddle

calling the tune

having the upper hand over

having one's way

laying down the law

having the whip hand over

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Verb

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Present participle for to persuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats

bringing pressure to bear on

putting the squeeze on

putting the screws on

putting under an obligation

making an offer they can't refuse

tightening the screws on

putting the bite on

bearing down

twisting someone's arm

pinning down

bearing hard on

putting screws to

using strong-arm tactics on

putting squeeze on

bringing pressure to bear upon

terrorising^UK

throwing your weight around

leaving someone no option but to

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Present participle for to harass or annoy (someone) persistently

victimising^UK

victimizing^US

aggravating

bedeviling^US

bedevilling^UK

getting the knife into

giving a hard time

sticking the knife into

driving up the wall

making it hot for someone

making things hot for someone

terrorising^UK

getting on your nerves

rubbing up the wrong way

tantalizing^US

tantalising^UK

breathing down someone's neck

getting on your wick

driving round the bend

giving someone the hump

hacking you off

working on

getting at

getting under your skin

making waves

making someone see red

agonizing^US

bending someone's ear

agonising^UK

driving round the twist

getting on one's nerves

undoing

making somebody's hackles rise

criticizing^US

keeping complaining to

criticising^UK

making your blood boil

throwing off balance

exercising

ruffling one's feathers

moaning at

putting someone's nose out of joint

getting up someone's nose

getting your hackles up

getting your dander up

driving you up the wall

imposing on

pressurizing^US

putting pressure on

bringing pressure to bear on

getting a rise out of

getting in the hair of

razzing

taking the mickey

getting on the nerves of

taking the piss out of

causing discomfort to

searching high heaven

busting someone's balls

hurting somebody's feelings

jumping on one's case

putting the squeeze on

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

hissing

rubbing you up the wrong way

incommoding

teeing off

giving someone the pip

playing cat and mouse

putting through wringer

rubbing salt in wound

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Verb

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Present participle for to launch an attack on

Verb

Taking advantage of

victimising^UK

victimizing^US

Verb

Present participle for to cause great suffering or torment to

bedeviling^US

bedevilling^UK

Verb

Present participle for attack, terrorize

Adjective

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Involving physical conflict, or having a propensity to use physical force

knock-down-and-drag-out

terrorising^UK

uncivilised^UK

uncivilized^US

demoralised^UK

demoralized^US

red in tooth and claw

environmentally unfriendly

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Adjective

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Having a hostile or threatening quality or manner

terrorising^UK

unfavorable^US

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Adjective

Causing horror

terrorising^UK

too horrible for words

accidentally on purpose

squint-eyed

ill-disposed

scummy

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Adjective

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Defiantly aggressive or bad-tempered

terrorising^UK

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

have chip on shoulder

having a chip on one's shoulder

obstinately disobedient

unfavorable^US

as stubborn as a mule

with a will of one's own

determined to have one's own way

without law and order

disinclined to accept

with one's feet dug in

iron-willed

with one's toes dug in

locked in

wrong-headed

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Adjective

Not having laws

terrorising^UK

uncivilised^UK

uncivilized^US

without law and order

full of ups and downs

untrammeled^US

obstinately disobedient

unfavorable^US

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Noun

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Violent or forcible action used to coerce someone into doing something against their will

terrorising^UK

demanding money with menaces

fulfilment^UK

putting into practice

fulfillment^US

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“Mary Deanne Shears, terrorizing managing editrix of the Star, is widely considered toast now that publisher Lurch Honderich has got the sack.”

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