irritate (verb)
31eat into — verb gnaw into; make resentful or angry The injustice rankled her his resentment festered • Syn: ↑fret, ↑rankle, ↑grate • Hypernyms: ↑annoy, ↑rag, ↑ …
32honk off — verb To annoy. Syn: cheese off, irritate, piss off …
33exacerbate — verb a) To irritate. The proposed shutdown would exacerbate unemployment problems. b) To make (pain, anger, etc.) worse; aggravate …
34drive someone crazy — verb a) to cause insanity onto someone b) to annoy or irritate Syn: drive someone insane, drive someone mad …
35rub somebody the wrong way — verb To bother, disturb, irritate, or annoy. Its a small thing, really, to leave towels unfolded, but it rubs him the wrong way …
36aggravate — verb /ˈæɡ.rə.vet/ a) To make worse, or more severe; to render less tolerable or less excusable; to make more offensive; to enhance; to intensify. To aggravate my woes. b) To give coloring to in description; to exaggerate; as, to aggravate… …
37disturb — verb a) to confuse or irritate a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids …
38irk — verb to irritate; annoy; bother It irks me to do all this work and have someone destroy it …
39rankle — verb /ˈræŋ.kəl/ a) To cause irritation or deep bitterness. b) To fester. Syn: embitter, irritate, fester …
40get under one's skin — verb to irritate someone …
