get on one's nerves
41fret — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. agitate, irritate, vex; worry, chafe, rub, fume, complain. See discontent, pain, resentment, dejection. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To cause annoyance] Syn. disturb, agitate, vex, irritate; see bother 2 ,… …
42peeve — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. irritate, annoy, anger; see bother 2 . See Synonym Study at irritate . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. irk, annoy, irritate, *bug, bother, aggravate, *rub the wrong way, nettle, vex, gall, *burn one up. III (Roget s… …
43chafe — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. abrade, wear, rub; vex, anger, annoy, eat. See friction, resentment, pain, discontent. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To rub] Syn. abrade, grate, scrape, massage; see rub 1 . 2. [To annoy] Syn. irritate,… …
44gall — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. bitterness, bile, rancor; slang, impudence, insolence. v. irritate, chafe; annoy, exasperate; vex. See pain, resentment. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Spite] Syn. cynicism, rancor, bitterness; see bitterness …
45put out — I vex, offend; inconvenience, discommode, impose on; extinguish, douse; expel; expend, spend. See discontent, inexpedience, destruction, expulsion, payment. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. discard, throw away, turn adrift; see eject 1 . III (Roget s… …
46agitation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Violent motion Nouns 1. (quality of being agitated) agitation, stir, tremor, shake, ripple; trepidation, quiver, quaver, dance; flutter. Informal, sweat. 2. (result of agitation) perturbation, commotion …
47provoke — [v1] make angry abet, abrade, affront, aggravate, anger, annoy, bother, bug*, chafe, enrage, exasperate, exercise, foment, fret, gall*, get*, get on one’s nerves*, get under one’s skin*, grate, hit where one lives*, incense, incite, inflame,… …
48ruffle — v 1. gather, pucker, plait, shirr, full, rimple, crimp, crisp, smock, flounce. 2. ripple, roil, roughen, stir up, undulate; curl, crumple, crinkle, cockle, crease, fold, ruck; dimple, wimple, corrugate, Inf. scrunch up, Inf. squish together. 3.… …
49pester — [v] bother, harass annoy, badger, be at, bedevil, beleaguer, bug*, disturb, dog*, drive crazy, drive up the wall*, fret, get at*, get in one’s hair*, get on one’s nerves*, get to*, harry, hassle, hector, hound, importune, insist, irk, mess with* …
50rub the wrong way — [v] irritate aggravate, anger, annoy, bother, bug*, disturb, drive up the wall*, enrage, get on one’s nerves*, get to, get under one’s skin*, infuriate, irk, needle*, pester, rattle, ruffle one’s feathers; concepts 7,19 …
