What is another word for plagued ?

breathed down someone's neck

Past tense for to annoy or bother repeatedly or greatly

bedeviled^US

bedevilled^UK

gotten on your nerves

got in your hair

drove round the bend

driven round the bend

agonized^US

agonised^UK

rubbed up the wrong way

tantalized^US

gravelled^UK

graveled^US

tantalised^UK

hurt somebody's feelings

antagonized^US

antagonised^UK

pressurized^US

victimized^US

driven round the twist

drove round the twist

pressurised^UK

given someone the hump

gave someone the hump

victimised^UK

made somebody's hackles rise

made things hot for someone

caused anguish

made it hot for someone

put someone's nose out of joint

gotten under your skin

driven to distraction

drove to distraction

jeered

given someone the pip

satirized^US

belaboured^UK

caviled^US

cavilled^UK

chagrined

dissatisfied

brought pressure to bear on

satirised^UK

belabored^US

gotten on one's nerves

got on one's nerves

made restless

taken the piss out of

pushed the buttons of

caused someone distress

psyched out

gnawed away

pushed buttons

rattled someone's cage

ruffled one's feathers

drove you up the wall

driven you up the wall

gotten up someone's nose

got up someone's nose

scandalized^US

scandalised^UK

setted one's teeth on edge

rubbed you up the wrong way

worked up

tried the patience of

put someone off their stroke

sticked in one's craw

put on edge

got your hackles up

gotten your hackles up

made an enemy of somebody

slurred

humiliated

played dirty

caused someone to lose their composure

criticised^UK

criticized^US

pushed someon's buttons

made you angry

made indignant

made somebody's blood boil

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 the cold shoulder

gave a zinger

gave the cold shoulder

drove you crazy

driven you crazy

drove you to distraction

driven you round the twist

driven you out of your mind

drove you round the bend

drove you round the twist

driven you round the bend

drove you out of your mind

driven you to distraction

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“Almost from the first, he had begun to plague her with his attentions.”

Verb

Past tense for to cause continual anguish or distress to

bedeviled^US

bedevilled^UK

agonised^UK

agonized^US

labored^US

laboured^UK

mused

preyed on

discriminated against

jumped on one's case

tired

inflicted pain on

inflicted suffering on

bent someone's ear

weighed on

got the knife into

sticked the knife into

made severe demands on

brutalized^US

brutalised^UK

gave someone the works

given someone the works

burnt at the stake

burned at the stake

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“This was another interesting aspect to Washington, as financial troubles would plague him his entire life.”

Verb

Past tense for to be preoccupied with a single thought, topic or emotion

“The idea that ancient aliens built the great pyramids would plague Giorgio for years to come.”

Verb

Past tense for to continually intimidate someone, such as with threats

pressurised^UK

pressurized^US

used strong-arm tactics on

rode roughshod over

ridden roughshod over

scared the bejesus out of

twisted someone's arm

put through the wringer

put under an obligation

held a gun to one's head

brought pressure to bear on

thrown your weight around

threw your weight around

tried to control

laid down the law

ruled with a rod of iron

pushed the buttons

fast-talked

press-ganged

told someone what to do

worked on

kept under thumb

ruled with an iron hand

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“Heyling harvests the old man's outstanding bills and has his attorney plague him with threats of arrest and imprisonment.”

Verb

Past tense for to put down or control by cruelty or force

oppressed

subjugated

ridden roughshod over

ruled with a rod of iron

ruled with an iron hand

victimized^US

victimised^UK

brutalized^US

brought someone to their knees

brutalised^UK

gained ascendancy over

made things hot for someone

got at

discriminated against

demonized^US

demonised^UK

played the heavy with

showed ill will towards

shown ill will towards

trod on

trodden on

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Verb

Past tense for to inhabit a place in unpleasantly large numbers

colonized^US

colonised^UK

spoilt^UK

spoiled^US

coloured^UK

colored^US

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Verb

Past tense for to taint or afflict with something undesirable

spoiled^US

spoilt^UK

Verb

Past tense for to cause to become tired, weary or fatigued

Verb

Past tense for to persuade someone to do something

Verb

Past tense for to effectively force (someone) to do something

Verb

Past tense for to follow or chase after

Adjective

at the end of your tether

Troubled or tormented, typically due to trauma or something unpleasant

bedeviled^US

bedevilled^UK

with your back to the wall

pressurized^US

with one's back up against the wall

in a state

pressurised^UK

hot and bothered

hunted

at the end of one's rope

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Adjective

Having been subjected to oppression

tied to someone's apron strings

persecuted

victimised^UK

victimized^US

colonized^US

demoralized^US

colonised^UK

demoralised^UK

subjected to nagging

without a mind of one's own

wife-ridden

in fear of one's partner

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Adjective

Suffering from a particular illness, pain, distress, or disability

traumatized^US

agonized^US

traumatised^UK

agonised^UK

racked with suffering

sombre^UK

somber^US

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Adjective

Burdened or weighed down, especially by a mass of something unpleasant

Adjective

like a cat on a hot tin roof

Infested with insects

Adjective

Having thoughts occupied with unpleasant things or events that have happened or that may happen

in a state of agitation

with one's stomach in knots

shaking in one's shoes

with your heart in your mouth

having butterflies in the stomach

like a cat on hot bricks

waiting for the axe to fall

waiting with bated breath

like a fish out of water

in a funk

in a blue funk

anxiously waiting

fearfully anticipating

nervously awaiting

apprehensively expecting

at the end of your tether

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Adjective