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Adjective

Disturbing in nature, causing anxiety or concern

Causing distress, sadness or anxiety

Verb

(usually used in third person form "gets") Annoying or irritating (someone)

Present participle for to disturb the composure of

Present participle for to cause disorder or confusion in

(usually of a disease or condition) Present participle for to affect adversely

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Adjective

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Disturbing in nature, causing anxiety or concern

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

enough to try the patience of a saint

enough to drive you up the wall

bedevilling^UK

bedeviling^US

gruelling^UK

grueling^US

labored^US

laboured^UK

easier said than done

like getting blood out of a stone

checkered^US

chequered^UK

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“There were two scenes that I think would be perturbing to small children.”

Adjective

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Causing distress, sadness or anxiety

agonizing^US

sombre^UK

somber^US

agonising^UK

unfavorable^US

humourless^UK

humorless^US

unsavory^US

unsavoury^UK

demoralized^US

gray^US

grey^UK

demoralised^UK

meagre^UK

meager^US

ill-favored^US

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Verb

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(usually used in third person form "gets") Annoying or irritating (someone)

rubbing up the wrong way

giving someone the hump

driving mad

driving crazy

driving nuts

making someone see red

getting in someone's hair

getting on someone's nerves

getting on someone's tits

getting on your nerves

getting someone's back up

getting someone's dander up

getting someone's goat

getting someone's hackles up

getting someone's wick

getting under someone's skin

getting up your nose

gnawing

harrying

making someone's hackles rise

making your blood boil

rattling someone's cage

ruffling someone's feathers

trying someone's patience

getting under your skin

driving round the bend

bedeviling^US

bedevilling^UK

driving to distraction

flustering

driving round the twist

hitting where one lives

niggling

abrading

mithering

rubbing the wrong way

getting your dander up

ruffling one's feathers

getting on one's nerves

getting up someone's nose

making somebody's hackles rise

giving someone the pip

getting your hackles up

putting someone's nose out of joint

pushing someon's buttons

driving you up the wall

getting a rise out of

setting on

setting off

getting across someone

breathing down someone's neck

leaning on

pressurising^UK

bringing pressure to bear on

putting someone off their stroke

wearing

throwing into tizzy

causing someone to lose their composure

taking the piss out of

rubbing you up the wrong way

satirizing^US

getting on the wrong side of

making somebody's blood boil

pulling someone's leg

sticking in one's craw

pulling one's leg

satirising^UK

setting one's teeth on edge

making an enemy of somebody

trying the patience of

making a monkey out of

running up the wrong way

driving you round the bend

driving you crazy

driving you to distraction

driving you round the twist

driving you out of your mind

tantalising^UK

tantalizing^US

getting in the hair of

getting on the nerves of

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Verb

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Present participle for to disturb the composure of

bedevilling^UK

bedeviling^US

agonizing^US

terrorizing^US

agonising^UK

putting someone off their stroke

terrorising^UK

setting someone back on their heels

putting out of countenance

putting someone off their stride

exciting

catching off balance

making someone scratch their head

scaring the bejesus out of

cutting to the quick

causing to be at a stand

destabilizing^US

making one's hair stand on end

causing someone to lose their composure

paralysing^UK

paralyzing^US

throwing into a tizzy

tantalising^UK

tantalizing^US

balking^US

baulking^UK

causing anxiety

picking on

making self-conscious

stopping someone in their tracks

hurting somebody's feelings

pulling the rug from under

curdling the blood

thwarting

abasing

pulling the rug out from under

scaring the pants off

making one's blood run cold

hanging over

weighing on

scaring someone out of their wits

scaring the living daylights out of

causing concern to

causing discomfort to

causing trouble to

making someone jump out of their skin

eating at

beating down

throwing into a blue funk

driving up the wall

making someone fed up

taking the wind out of your sails

throwing a curve

pouring cold water on

throwing cold water on

sending over the edge

scaring the daylights out of

getting on one's nerves

hacking you off

pressing

taking by surprise

throwing into a panic

frightening the living daylights out of

rubbing the wrong way

causing offense

giving someone a jolt

giving someone a fright

knocking the wind out of

harshing one's mellow

upsetting the applecart

galvanizing^US

galvanising^UK

trying the patience of

making discontented

getting on your nerves

causing someone distress

breaking the heart of

throwing a curveball

springing on

knocking out

hitting like ton of bricks

raising someone's eyebrows

completely surprising

grossing out

shaking out of your complacency

giving someone goose pimples

harshing someone's mellow

making gloomy

giving someone the blues

making desolate

making despondent

bringing tears to your eyes

knocking the stuffing out of

bearing down

turning off

breaking someone's heart

dashing hopes

keeping under

giving someone the heebie-jeebies

chilling to the marrow

putting the fear of God into

freezing your blood

getting the wind up

screwing up

throwing into a fright

filling with consternation

messing up

making one's flesh creep

giving one the creeps

scaring someone half to death

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“The information did not perturb her, and her coolness was a challenge.”

Verb

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Present participle for to cause disorder or confusion in

raveling^US

ravelling^UK

throwing into disorder

getting into a tangle

throwing into confusion

throwing into disarray

making more difficult

bedeviling^US

bedevilling^UK

bringing into disorder

bringing into disarray

mistaking

throwing into a state of disorganization

colouring^UK

coloring^US

muddying the waters of

implicating

throwing up smoke screen

discoloring^US

upsetting the applecart

throwing a spanner in the works

throwing a monkey wrench in the works of

rendering unintelligible

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Verb

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(usually of a disease or condition) Present participle for to affect adversely

exerting influence on

biasing^US

biassing^UK

making an impression on

going to your head

turning someone's head

tugging at your heartstrings

moulding^UK

molding^US

colouring^UK

coloring^US

channeling^US

channelling^UK

making someone suffer

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