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Adjective

Irritated or aggravated by something unwanted or disliked

Feeling disappointment about something

Experiencing mental or emotional pain or distress

To have triggered a passionate feeling or reaction

Past tense for to irritate or vex

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Adjective

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Irritated or aggravated by something unwanted or disliked

ill-humored^US

as cross as two sticks

antagonized^US

antagonised^UK

dishonored^US

dishonoured^UK

carrying a chip on your shoulder

scandalized^US

scandalised^UK

with all guns blazing

beside yourself with rage

sniveling^US

snivelling^UK

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

have had it up to here with

have had enough

glutted with

have had a basinful of

have had something up to here

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

sombre^UK

somber^US

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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“So I have been somewhat irked to find myself being bedeviled with calls from so-called endowment ambulance-chasers.”

Adjective

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Feeling disappointment about something

baulked^UK

balked^US

sombre^UK

somber^US

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“Last fall, irked by the news that Lexus was altering its designs to lure younger buyers, he fired off an angry letter.”

Adjective

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Experiencing mental or emotional pain or distress

traumatised^UK

traumatized^US

agonised^UK

agonized^US

racked with suffering

with one's stomach in knots

like a cat on a hot tin roof

a bundle of nerves

bricking oneself

having butterflies in the stomach

having kittens

all of a lather

in a dither

shaking in one's shoes

with your heart in your mouth

in a state of agitation

like a fish out of water

like a cat on hot bricks

put out of countenance

lacking social skills

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“He continued pacing to and fro, irked by his predicament, frowning with thought.”

Verb

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To have triggered a passionate feeling or reaction

galvanized^US

energised^UK

energized^US

galvanised^UK

revitalized^US

revitalised^UK

fired the imagination of

fired with enthusiasm

fired the enthusiasm of

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

whetted one's appetite

endued

shored up

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 irritate or vex

antagonised^UK

antagonized^US

gravelled^UK

graveled^US

rubbed up the wrong way

gotten on your nerves

gave someone the hump

given someone the hump

gotten on one's nerves

drove round the twist

driven round the twist

made waves

gave someone the pip

given someone the pip

put someone's nose out of joint

rubbed you up the wrong way

bedevilled^UK

bedeviled^US

agonized^US

agonised^UK

made somebody's hackles rise

unhinged

got on your wick

hurt somebody's feelings

gotten under your skin

ruffled one's feathers

driven round the bend

driven to distraction

tantalized^US

tantalised^UK

put someone off their stroke

breathed down someone's neck

rattled someone's cage

scandalized^US

gotten up someone's nose

got up someone's nose

demoralized^US

scandalised^UK

demoralised^UK

setted one's teeth on edge

tried the patience of

gotten your hackles up

daunted

browbeat

intimidated

drove you up the wall

driven you up the wall

sticked in one's craw

put someone off their stride

put in a hole

put out of countenance

let down

set off

cut up

set someone's teeth on edge

caviled^US

cavilled^UK

victimized^US

victimised^UK

made things hot for someone

tangled

ridiculed

assailed

made it hot for someone

caused someone to lose their composure

made an enemy of somebody

pressurized^US

pressurised^UK

pushed the buttons of

criticised^UK

criticized^US

brought pressure to bear on

dampened the spirits of

made severe demands on

got in the hair of

torqued off

worsted

pushed someon's buttons

made somebody's blood boil

took the wind out of your sails

taken the wind out of your sails

made it tough for

setted someone back on their heels

occupied thoughts

made awkward

had had enough

made someone scratch their head

gotten on the wrong side of

got on the wrong side of

trod on someone's toes

trodden on someone's toes

given offence

gave offence

taken the piss out of

took the piss out of

given a zinger

given the cold shoulder

gave a zinger

gave the cold shoulder

drove you crazy

drove you to distraction

driven you round the twist

driven you out of your mind

drove you round the bend

driven you crazy

drove you round the twist

driven you round the bend

drove you out of your mind

driven you to distraction

traumatized^US

traumatised^UK

belaboured^UK

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

knocked the stuffing out of

had an adverse effect 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

turned on the heat

brought tears to your eyes

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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“What really irks me about the finalists of the poster contest is this entry.”

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