| annoyance | | |
| n. (state) | 1. annoyance, botheration, irritation, vexation | the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed. |
| ~ mental condition, mental state, psychological condition, psychological state | (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic.; "a manic state" |
| ~ bummer | an experience that is irritating or frustrating or disappointing.; "having to stand in line so long was a real bummer" |
| ~ huff, miff, seeing red | a state of irritation or annoyance. |
| ~ pinprick | a minor annoyance. |
| ~ impatience, restlessness | a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay. |
| ~ snit | a state of agitated irritation.; "he was in a snit" |
| n. (feeling) | 2. annoyance, chafe, vexation | anger produced by some annoying irritation. |
| ~ anger, ire, choler | a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance. |
| ~ temper, irritation, pique | a sudden outburst of anger.; "his temper sparked like damp firewood" |
| ~ frustration | a feeling of annoyance at being hindered or criticized.; "her constant complaints were the main source of his frustration" |
| ~ aggravation, exasperation | an exasperated feeling of annoyance. |
| ~ harassment, torment | a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented.; "so great was his harassment that he wanted to destroy his tormentors" |
| ~ displeasure | the feeling of being displeased or annoyed or dissatisfied with someone or something. |
| n. (person) | 3. aggravator, annoyance | an unpleasant person who is annoying or exasperating. |
| ~ disagreeable person, unpleasant person | a person who is not pleasant or agreeable. |
| n. (cognition) | 4. annoyance, bother, botheration, infliction, pain, pain in the ass, pain in the neck | something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness.; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's an infliction" |
| ~ negative stimulus | a stimulus with undesirable consequences. |
| ~ nuisance | (law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive. |
| ~ irritant, thorn | something that causes irritation and annoyance.; "he's a thorn in my flesh" |
| ~ plague | an annoyance.; "those children are a damn plague" |
| n. (act) | 5. annoyance, annoying, irritation, vexation | the act of troubling or annoying someone. |
| ~ mistreatment | the practice of treating (someone or something) badly.; "he should be punished for his mistreatment of his mother" |
| ~ exasperation | actions that cause great irritation (or even anger). |
| ~ red flag | something that irritates or demands immediate action.; "doing that is like waving a red flag in front of a bull" |
| conflict | | |
| n. (act) | 1. battle, conflict, struggle | an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals).; "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs" |
| ~ class struggle, class war, class warfare | conflict between social or economic classes (especially between the capitalist and proletariat classes). |
| ~ insurrection, revolt, uprising, rebellion, rising | organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another. |
| ~ counterinsurgency, pacification | actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency. |
| ~ group action | action taken by a group of people. |
| ~ strife | bitter conflict; heated often violent dissension. |
| ~ tug-of-war | any hard struggle between equally matched groups. |
| ~ turf war | a bitter struggle for territory or power or control or rights.; "a turf war erupted between street gangs"; "the president's resignation was the result of a turf war with the board of directors" |
| ~ fighting, combat, fight, scrap | the act of fighting; any contest or struggle.; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap" |
| ~ feud | a bitter quarrel between two parties. |
| ~ warfare, war | an active struggle between competing entities.; "a price war"; "a war of wits"; "diplomatic warfare" |
| n. (feeling) | 2. conflict | opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings.; "he was immobilized by conflict and indecision" |
| ~ ambivalence, ambivalency | mixed feelings or emotions. |
| n. (act) | 3. battle, conflict, engagement, fight | a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war.; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement" |
| ~ military action, action | a military engagement.; "he saw action in Korea" |
| ~ armageddon | any catastrophically destructive battle.; "they called the first World War an Armageddon" |
| ~ pitched battle | a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place. |
| ~ naval battle | a pitched battle between naval fleets. |
| ~ armed combat, combat | an engagement fought between two military forces. |
| ~ war, warfare | the waging of armed conflict against an enemy.; "thousands of people were killed in the war" |
| ~ dogfight | an aerial engagement between fighter planes. |
| ~ assault | close fighting during the culmination of a military attack. |
| ~ battle of britain | the prolonged bombardment of British cities by the German Luftwaffe during World War II and the aerial combat that accompanied it. |
| ~ drogheda | in 1649 the place was captured by Oliver Cromwell, who massacred the Catholic inhabitants. |
| ~ armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | the military forces of a nation.; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" |
| n. (state) | 4. conflict | a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests.; "his conflict of interest made him ineligible for the post"; "a conflict of loyalties" |
| ~ state | the way something is with respect to its main attributes.; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" |
| ~ friction, clash | a state of conflict between persons. |
| ~ clash | a state of conflict between colors.; "her dress was a disturbing clash of colors" |
| ~ disagreement, dissonance, dissension | a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters. |
| n. (attribute) | 5. conflict | an incompatibility of dates or events.; "he noticed a conflict in the dates of the two meetings" |
| ~ incompatibility | the quality of being unable to exist or work in congenial combination. |
| n. (linkdef) | 6. conflict | opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot).; "this form of conflict is essential to Mann's writing" |
| ~ oppositeness, opposition | the relation between opposed entities. |
| n. (communication) | 7. conflict, difference, difference of opinion, dispute | a disagreement or argument about something important.; "he had a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable differences"; "the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats" |
| ~ disagreement | the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing. |
| ~ collision | a conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals.; "a collision of interests" |
| ~ arguing, contestation, controversy, disceptation, argument, contention, disputation, tilt | a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement.; "they were involved in a violent argument" |
| ~ gap | a difference (especially an unfortunate difference) between two opinions or two views or two situations. |
| ~ dustup, quarrel, run-in, wrangle, row, words | an angry dispute.; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words" |
| v. (stative) | 8. conflict | be in conflict.; "The two proposals conflict!" |
| ~ counterpoint, contrast | to show differences when compared; be different.; "the students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities" |
| ~ collide, jar, clash | be incompatible; be or come into conflict.; "These colors clash" |
| v. (social) | 9. conflict, contravene, infringe, run afoul | go against, as of rules and laws.; "He ran afoul of the law"; "This behavior conflicts with our rules" |
| ~ breach, infract, transgress, go against, offend, violate, break | act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises.; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise" |
| disorder | | |
| n. (state) | 1. disorder, upset | a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning.; "the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder"; "everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time" |
| ~ immunological disorder | a disorder of the immune system. |
| ~ physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state | the condition or state of the body or bodily functions. |
| ~ functional disorder | disorder showing symptoms for which no physiological or anatomical cause can be identified. |
| ~ organic disorder | disorder caused by a detectable physiological or structural change in an organ. |
| ~ abocclusion | the condition in which the upper teeth do not touch the lower teeth when biting. |
| ~ abruptio placentae | a disorder of pregnancy in which the placenta prematurely separates from the wall of the uterus. |
| ~ achlorhydria | an abnormal deficiency or absence of free hydrochloric acid in the gastric juice; often associated with severe anemias and cancer of the stomach. |
| ~ acholia, cholestasis | a condition in which little or no bile is secreted or the flow of bile into the digestive tract is obstructed. |
| ~ achylia, achylia gastrica | absence of gastric juices (partial or complete). |
| ~ acute brain disorder, acute organic brain syndrome | any disorder (as sudden confusion or disorientation) in an otherwise normal person that is due to reversible (temporary) impairment of brain tissues (as by head injuries or drugs or infection). |
| ~ ailment, complaint, ill | an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining. |
| ~ eating disorder | a disorder of the normal eating routine. |
| ~ bladder disorder | a disorder of the urinary bladder. |
| ~ cardiovascular disease | a disease of the heart or blood vessels. |
| ~ celiac disease | a disorder in children and adults; inability to tolerate wheat protein (gluten); symptoms include foul-smelling diarrhea and emaciation; often accompanied by lactose intolerance. |
| ~ cheilosis, perleche | a disorder of the lips marked by scaling and fissures at the corners of the mouth; caused by a deficiency of riboflavin. |
| ~ choking | a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx). |
| ~ colpoxerosis | a condition in which the vagina is unusually dry. |
| ~ degenerative disorder | condition leading to progressive loss of function. |
| ~ dysaphia | a disorder in the sense of touch. |
| ~ dysosmia, olfactory impairment, parosamia | a disorder in the sense of smell. |
| ~ dysphagia | condition in which swallowing is difficult or painful. |
| ~ dysuria | painful or difficult urination. |
| ~ failure | loss of ability to function normally.; "kidney failure" |
| ~ fantods | an ill-defined state of irritability and distress. |
| ~ adenosis, gland disease, glandular disease, glandular disorder | a disorder of the glands of the body. |
| ~ hyperactivity | a condition characterized by excessive restlessness and movement. |
| ~ impacted tooth, impaction | a disorder in which a tooth is so crowded in its socket that it cannot erupt normally. |
| ~ impaction | a disorder in which feces are impacted in the lower colon. |
| ~ learning disability, learning disorder | a disorder found in children of normal intelligence who have difficulties in learning specific skills. |
| ~ malocclusion | (dentistry) a condition in which the opposing teeth do not mesh normally. |
| ~ idiopathic disease, idiopathic disorder, idiopathy | any disease arising from internal dysfunctions of unknown cause. |
| ~ folie, mental disorder, mental disturbance, psychological disorder, disturbance | (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness. |
| ~ metabolic disorder | a disorder or defect of metabolism. |
| ~ nervous disorder, neurological disease, neurological disorder | a disorder of the nervous system. |
| ~ hydrocele | disorder in which serous fluid accumulates in a body sac (especially in the scrotum). |
| ~ sleep disorder | a disturbance of the normal sleep pattern. |
| ~ strangulation | the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage. |
| ~ haematocolpometra, hematocolpometra | accumulation of blood in the vagina and uterus. |
| ~ haematocolpos, hematocolpos | accumulation of menstrual blood in the vagina (usually due to an imperforate hymen). |
| ~ defect of speech, speech defect, speech disorder | a disorder of oral speech. |
| ~ psilosis, sprue, tropical sprue | a chronic disorder that occurs in tropical and non-tropical forms and in both children and adults; nutrients are not absorbed; symptoms include foul-smelling diarrhea and emaciation. |
| n. (state) | 2. disorder, disorderliness | a condition in which things are not in their expected places.; "the files are in complete disorder" |
| ~ condition, status | a state at a particular time.; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations" |
| ~ shambles | a condition of great disorder. |
| ~ untidiness | the condition of being untidy. |
| ~ mess, messiness, muss, mussiness | a state of confusion and disorderliness.; "the house was a mess"; "she smoothed the mussiness of the bed" |
| ~ disarrangement, disorganisation, disorganization | a condition in which an orderly system has been disrupted. |
| ~ clutter, fuddle, jumble, mare's nest, muddle, smother, welter | a confused multitude of things. |
| n. (state) | 3. disorder | a disturbance of the peace or of public order. |
| ~ state | the way something is with respect to its main attributes.; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" |
| ~ anarchy, lawlessness | a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government). |
| ~ instability | an unstable order. |
| ~ confusion | disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably.; "the army retreated in confusion" |
| ~ rioting, riot | a state of disorder involving group violence. |
| ~ rowdiness, rowdyism, disorderliness, roughness | rowdy behavior. |
| ~ commotion, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, kerfuffle, to-do, disruption, disturbance, flutter | a disorderly outburst or tumult.; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused" |
| ~ discord, strife | lack of agreement or harmony. |
| ~ sturm und drang, upheaval, turbulence | a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally).; "the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence" |
| v. (emotion) | 4. cark, disorder, disquiet, distract, perturb, trouble, unhinge | disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed.; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill" |
| ~ vex, worry | disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress.; "I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me" |
| ~ disturb, trouble, upset | move deeply.; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought" |
| v. (change) | 5. disarray, disorder | bring disorder to. |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ mess, mess up | make a mess of or create disorder in.; "He messed up his room" |
| ~ throw out of kilter, derange, perturb | throw into great confusion or disorder.; "Fundamental Islamicists threaten to perturb the social order in Algeria and Egypt" |
| ~ disarrange | disturb the arrangement of.; "disarrange the papers" |
| ~ throw together, jumble, scramble | bring into random order. |
| frenzy | | |
| n. (state) | 1. craze, delirium, frenzy, fury, hysteria | state of violent mental agitation. |
| ~ nympholepsy | a frenzy of emotion; as for something unattainable. |
| ~ manic disorder, mania | a mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently. |
| ~ epidemic hysertia, mass hysteria | a condition in which a large group of people exhibit the same state of violent mental agitation. |
| muddle | | |
| n. (state) | 1. clutter, fuddle, jumble, mare's nest, muddle, smother, welter | a confused multitude of things. |
| ~ disorderliness, disorder | a condition in which things are not in their expected places.; "the files are in complete disorder" |
| ~ rummage | a jumble of things to be given away. |
| n. (state) | 2. fix, hole, jam, kettle of fish, mess, muddle, pickle | informal terms for a difficult situation.; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage" |
| ~ difficulty | a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome.; "grappling with financial difficulties" |
| ~ dog's breakfast, dog's dinner | a poor job; a mess.; "they made a real dog's breakfast of that job" |
| v. (contact) | 3. muddle, puddle | make into a puddle.; "puddled mire" |
| ~ rile, roil | make turbid by stirring up the sediments of. |
| v. (cognition) | 4. addle, muddle, puddle | mix up or confuse.; "He muddled the issues" |
| ~ mix up, jumble, confuse | assemble without order or sense.; "She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence" |
| trouble | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. problem, trouble | a source of difficulty.; "one trouble after another delayed the job"; "what's the problem?" |
| ~ difficulty | a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result.; "serious difficulties were encountered in obtaining a pure reagent" |
| ~ pressure point | where problems or difficulties are likely to occur.; "a key pressure point in the controversy was the building permit" |
| ~ can of worms | a source of unpredictable trouble and complexity. |
| ~ deep water | serious trouble. |
| ~ growing pains | problems that arise in enlarging an enterprise (especially in the early stages). |
| ~ hydra | trouble that cannot be overcome by a single effort because of its many aspects or its persistent and pervasive quality.; "we may be facing a hydra that defies any easy solution" |
| ~ matter | a problem.; "is anything the matter?" |
| n. (event) | 2. bother, fuss, hassle, trouble | an angry disturbance.; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother" |
| ~ disturbance, perturbation | activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption.; "the term `distress' connotes some degree of perturbation and emotional upset"; "he looked around for the source of the disturbance"; "there was a disturbance of neural function" |
| n. (event) | 3. trouble | an event causing distress or pain.; "what is the trouble?"; "heart trouble" |
| ~ happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent | an event that happens. |
| ~ misfortune, bad luck | unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event. |
| ~ affliction | a cause of great suffering and distress. |
| ~ convulsion | a physical disturbance such as an earthquake or upheaval. |
| ~ embarrassment | some event that causes someone to be embarrassed.; "the outcome of the vote was an embarrassment for the liberals" |
| ~ blaze, hell | a cause of difficulty and suffering.; "war is hell"; "go to blazes" |
| ~ onslaught | a sudden and severe onset of trouble. |
| ~ scandal, outrage | a disgraceful event. |
| ~ interference, noise, disturbance | electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication. |
| n. (act) | 4. difficulty, trouble | an effort that is inconvenient.; "I went to a lot of trouble"; "he won without any trouble"; "had difficulty walking"; "finished the test only with great difficulty" |
| ~ elbow grease, exertion, effort, travail, sweat | use of physical or mental energy; hard work.; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion" |
| ~ the devil | something difficult or awkward to do or deal with.; "it will be the devil to solve" |
| ~ tsuris | (Yiddish) aggravating trouble.; "the frustrating tsuris he subjected himself to" |
| n. (feeling) | 5. trouble, worry | a strong feeling of anxiety.; "his worry over the prospect of being fired"; "it is not work but worry that kills"; "he wanted to die and end his troubles" |
| ~ anxiety | a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune. |
| n. (state) | 6. trouble | an unwanted pregnancy.; "he got several girls in trouble" |
| ~ maternity, pregnancy, gestation | the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus. |
| v. (emotion) | 7. disturb, trouble, upset | move deeply.; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought" |
| ~ charge up, commove, agitate, rouse, excite, turn on, charge | cause to be agitated, excited, or roused.; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks" |
| ~ jolt | disturb (someone's) composure.; "The audience was jolted by the play" |
| ~ cark, disorder, disquiet, perturb, unhinge, distract, trouble | disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed.; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill" |
| ~ impress, strike, affect, move | have an emotional or cognitive impact upon.; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd" |
| ~ distress | cause mental pain to.; "The news of her child's illness distressed the mother" |
| v. (social) | 8. bother, discommode, disoblige, incommode, inconvenience, put out, trouble | to cause inconvenience or discomfort to.; "Sorry to trouble you, but..." |
| ~ affect, bear upon, bear on, impact, touch on, touch | have an effect upon.; "Will the new rules affect me?" |
| ~ distress, straiten | bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship. |
| v. (social) | 9. bother, inconvenience oneself, trouble, trouble oneself | take the trouble to do something; concern oneself.; "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't bother, please" |
| ~ strain, strive, reach | to exert much effort or energy.; "straining our ears to hear" |
| v. (body) | 10. ail, pain, trouble | cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed. |
| ~ hurt | give trouble or pain to.; "This exercise will hurt your back" |
| ~ recrudesce, break out, erupt | become raw or open.; "He broke out in hives"; "My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries"; "Such boils tend to recrudesce" |
| turbulence | | |
| n. (phenomenon) | 1. turbulence, turbulency | unstable flow of a liquid or gas. |
| ~ countercurrent, crosscurrent, riptide, tide rip, rip | a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current. |
| ~ physical phenomenon | a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy. |
| n. (state) | 2. turbulence | instability in the atmosphere. |
| ~ bad weather, inclemency, inclementness | weather unsuitable for outdoor activities. |
| ~ clear-air turbulence | strong turbulence in an otherwise cloudless region that subjects aircraft to violent updrafts or downdrafts. |
| n. (state) | 3. sturm und drang, turbulence, upheaval | a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally).; "the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence" |
| ~ political science, politics, government | the study of government of states and other political units. |
| ~ disorder | a disturbance of the peace or of public order. |
| ~ ferment, fermentation, unrest, agitation, tempestuousness | a state of agitation or turbulent change or development.; "the political ferment produced new leadership"; "social unrest" |
| ~ roller coaster | anything characterized by abrupt and extreme changes (especially up and down).; "the economy has been on a roller coaster all year" |
| ~ violence | a turbulent state resulting in injuries and destruction etc.. |
| turmoil | | |
| n. (state) | 1. convulsion, turmoil, upheaval | a violent disturbance.; "the convulsions of the stock market" |
| ~ commotion, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, kerfuffle, to-do, disruption, disturbance, flutter | a disorderly outburst or tumult.; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused" |
| n. (feeling) | 2. tumult, turmoil | violent agitation. |
| ~ agitation | the feeling of being agitated; not calm. |
| n. (act) | 3. agitation, excitement, hullabaloo, turmoil, upheaval | disturbance usually in protest. |
| ~ disturbance | the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion. |
| uproar | | |
| n. (state) | 1. garboil, tumult, tumultuousness, uproar | a state of commotion and noise and confusion. |
| ~ commotion, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, kerfuffle, to-do, disruption, disturbance, flutter | a disorderly outburst or tumult.; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused" |
| ~ combustion | a state of violent disturbance and excitement.; "combustion grew until revolt was unavoidable" |
| n. (event) | 2. brouhaha, hubbub, katzenjammer, uproar | loud confused noise from many sources. |
| ~ noise | sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound).; "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels" |
| vexation | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. concern, headache, vexation, worry | something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness.; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry" |
| ~ negative stimulus | a stimulus with undesirable consequences. |
| ~ bugaboo | a source of concern.; "the old bugaboo of inflation still bothers them" |
| ~ burden, encumbrance, onus, incumbrance, load | an onerous or difficult concern.; "the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind" |
| ~ business | a rightful concern or responsibility.; "it's none of your business"; "mind your own business" |
| annoy | | |
| v. (emotion) | 1. annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex | cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations.; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" |
| ~ get under one's skin, get | irritate.; "Her childish behavior really get to me"; "His lying really gets me" |
| ~ eat into, rankle, grate, fret | gnaw into; make resentful or angry.; "The injustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered" |
| ~ chafe | feel extreme irritation or anger.; "He was chafing at her suggestion that he stay at home while she went on a vacation" |
| ~ peeve | cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful. |
| ~ ruffle | trouble or vex.; "ruffle somebody's composure" |
| ~ fret | cause annoyance in. |
| ~ beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke | annoy continually or chronically.; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" |
| ~ antagonize, antagonise | provoke the hostility of.; "Don't antagonize your boss" |
| ~ displease | give displeasure to. |
| bother | | |
| v. (motion) | 1. bother | intrude or enter uninvited.; "Don't bother the professor while she is grading term papers" |
| ~ intrude, irrupt | enter uninvited.; "They intruded on our dinner party"; "She irrupted into our sitting room" |
| v. (emotion) | 2. bother | make nervous or agitated.; "The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster" |
| ~ charge up, commove, agitate, rouse, excite, turn on, charge | cause to be agitated, excited, or roused.; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks" |
| ~ bother | make confused or perplexed or puzzled. |
| v. (emotion) | 3. bother | make confused or perplexed or puzzled. |
| ~ disconcert, flurry, confuse, put off | cause to feel embarrassment.; "The constant attention of the young man confused her" |
| ~ bother | make nervous or agitated.; "The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster" |
| distract | | |
| v. (emotion) | 1. deflect, distract | draw someone's attention away from something.; "The thief distracted the bystanders"; "He deflected his competitors" |
| ~ disconcert, flurry, confuse, put off | cause to feel embarrassment.; "The constant attention of the young man confused her" |
| harass | | |
| v. (emotion) | 1. beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke | annoy continually or chronically.; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" |
| ~ needle, goad | goad or provoke,as by constant criticism.; "He needled her with his sarcastic remarks" |
| ~ annoy, devil, gravel, irritate, nark, rile, vex, bother, nettle, rag, chafe, get at, get to | cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations.; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" |
| ~ bedevil, dun, rag, crucify, frustrate, torment | treat cruelly.; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher" |
| ~ haze | harass by imposing humiliating or painful tasks, as in military institutions. |
| v. (competition) | 2. harass | exhaust by attacking repeatedly.; "harass the enemy" |
| ~ aggress, attack | take the initiative and go on the offensive.; "The Serbs attacked the village at night"; "The visiting team started to attack" |
| perturb | | |
| v. (motion) | 1. perturb | disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom.; "The electrons were perturbed by the passing ion" |
| ~ deviate | cause to turn away from a previous or expected course.; "The river was deviated to prevent flooding" |
| ~ perturb | cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, especially as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull.; "The orbits of these stars were perturbed by the passings of a comet" |
| v. (motion) | 2. perturb | cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, especially as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull.; "The orbits of these stars were perturbed by the passings of a comet" |
| ~ deviate | cause to turn away from a previous or expected course.; "The river was deviated to prevent flooding" |
| ~ perturb | disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom.; "The electrons were perturbed by the passing ion" |
| v. (change) | 3. derange, perturb, throw out of kilter | throw into great confusion or disorder.; "Fundamental Islamicists threaten to perturb the social order in Algeria and Egypt" |
| ~ disarray, disorder | bring disorder to. |
| pester | | |
| v. (emotion) | 1. badger, beleaguer, bug, pester, tease | annoy persistently.; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer" |
| ~ bedevil, dun, rag, crucify, frustrate, torment | treat cruelly.; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher" |
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