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Experiencing or characterized by severe physical or mental suffering

Having been subjected to oppression

Troubled or tormented, typically due to trauma or something unpleasant

Deeply hurt, saddened, or worried

Consumed by stress, typically from work, demands or pressure

Feeling anxiety or worry

Feeling annoyed, frustrated or worried about something

Having a strong sense of guilt

Past tense for to annoy or harass, especially in an unkind or bothersome way

Past tense for to mock, taunt or tease someone in a manner designed to provoke them

Past tense for to cause or experience severe mental or physical suffering

Past tense for to intimidate with threats or bullying behavior

Past tense for to cause to feel fearful or scared

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

Past tense for to treat someone badly, cruelly or unkindly

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Adjective

Experiencing or characterized by severe physical or mental suffering

heavy with grief

overcome with sorrow

racked with suffering

discombobulated

down in the dumps

down in the mouth

racked with pain

discountenanced

sick as a parrot

in the doldrums

singing the blues

deeply saddened

on the verge of tears

sorry for yourself

down-in-the-mouth

extremely saddened

with tears in your eyes

deeply regretful

at the end of your tether

prostrate with grief

unable to be comforted

unable to be consoled

beside oneself with grief

conscience-stricken

at end of one's rope

with a long face

in floods of tears

having the blahs

having blue devils

not best pleased

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“She is caught in a loop, doomed to repeat her lonely, tormented existence day after day.”

Adjective

Having been subjected to oppression

underprivileged

under one's thumb

under the thumb

led by the nose

under someone's heel

in one's clutches

in one's pocket

at beck and call

taken advantage of

treated like dirt

tied to someone's apron strings

subjected to nagging

without a mind of one's own

in fear of one's partner

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Adjective

Troubled or tormented, typically due to trauma or something unpleasant

out of one's mind

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Adjective

Deeply hurt, saddened, or worried

beside yourself

out of your mind

out of one's mind

at the end of your tether

like a chicken with its head cut off

hot under the collar

hot and bothered

in a cold sweat

not knowing what to do with oneself

out of one's wit

tearing one's hair out

emotionally charged

like one possessed

hot-and-bothered

throwing a wobbly

hot under collar

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Adjective

Consumed by stress, typically from work, demands or pressure

in difficulties

in a tight corner

in a tight spot

with your back to the wall

at the end of your tether

terror-stricken

with one's back up against the wall

hot and bothered

at the end of one's rope

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Adjective

Feeling anxiety or worry

like a fish out of water

on the qui vive

discombobulated

a bundle of nerves

hot and bothered

all of a dither

in a state of agitation

bricking oneself

in a cold sweat

on pins and needles

all of a lather

with one's stomach in knots

like a cat on a hot tin roof

having butterflies in the stomach

shaking in one's shoes

with your heart in your mouth

like a cat on hot bricks

in a state of nerves

bundle of nerves

all of a doodah

discountenanced

feeling anxious

hot under the collar

out of one's element

all of a flutter

sweating bullets

tossing and turning

on the defensive

biting one's nails

tied up in knots

like one doesn't belong

having stage fright

having cold feet

having a funny feeling

at sixes and sevens

waiting for the axe to fall

with bated breath

beside yourself

hot-and-bothered

throwing a wobbly

out of your mind

hot under collar

at the end of your tether

out of your depth

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Adjective

Feeling annoyed, frustrated or worried about something

hot under the collar

in high dudgeon

ill-humoured^UK

foaming at the mouth

not best pleased

out of countenance

carrying a chip on your shoulder

bent out of shape

blue in the face

as cross as two sticks

gnashing one's teeth

hot and bothered

evil-intentioned

with all guns blazing

at daggers drawn

beside yourself with rage

fed up to the teeth

with a chip on your shoulder

fed up to the back teeth

overcome with anger

at end of one's rope

beside yourself

at boiling point

rubbed the wrong way

in a filthy temper

down in the mouth

having a fit of the sulks

discountenanced

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Adjective

Having a strong sense of guilt

Verb

Past tense for to annoy or harass, especially in an unkind or bothersome way

gave a hard time

given a hard time

drove up the wall

driven up the wall

gave someone grief

given someone grief

played cat and mouse

put through wringer

rubbed salt in wound

weighed heavily on

cut to the quick

caused suffering to

hurt somebody's feelings

got in your hair

preyed on your mind

rubbed up the wrong way

bent someone's ear

discombobulated

discriminated against

caused anxiety to

put your back up

hit where one lives

got on your nerves

gotten on your nerves

breathed down someone's neck

discountenanced

caused discomfort to

got on your wick

made someone see red

knocked for six

put the squeeze on

put a damper on

put into a funk

pressed down on

gave a bad time

given a bad time

put pressure on

dampened spirits

driven round the bend

drove round the bend

caused concern to

caused anguish to

made uncomfortable

made somebody's hackles rise

rattled one's cage

given someone the hump

gave someone the hump

inflicted trauma

put into a flap

put someone off their stroke

tried your patience

cast a gloom upon

made things hot for someone

put a strain on

made your blood boil

punished unfairly

made despondent

hurt the feelings of

driven round the twist

drove round the twist

gotten on one's nerves

got on one's nerves

took the piss out of

taken the piss out of

gotten your back up

got your back up

gotten under your skin

got under your skin

took control of

taken control of

thrown off balance

threw off balance

inflicted anguish on

jumped on one's case

scratched around

searched high heaven

gave the business

given the business

caused disquiet to

lied heavily on

got on the nerves of

brought pressure to bear on

taken the mickey

took the mickey

stepped on the toes of

made jokes about

caused discomfort

shouted catcalls at

caused to panic

got in the hair of

poked mullock at

made a monkey of

laid a bad trip on

reduced to tears

pulled someone's leg

worked into lather

knocked the stuffing out of

kicked up a stink

knocked sideways

kicked up a fuss

aroused anxiety in

pulled one's leg

got your dander up

become an obsession with

sent into a rage

rubbed the wrong way

made it tough for

caused annoyance to

made someone fed up

had your knife into

punished repeatedly and unfairly

made severe demands on

caused resentment to

poured cold water on

raised your hackles

rocked the boat

harshed someone's mellow

found fault with

got across someone

caused someone to lose their composure

ruffled one's feathers

made demands on

brought tears to your eyes

tyrannized over

caused trouble to

stacked the deck

broke one's heart

broken one's heart

broken the heart of

broke the heart of

given the needle

gave the needle

done an injustice to

taken advantage of

did an injustice to

took advantage of

gave offence to

given offence to

took a rise out of

got a rise out of

taken a rise out of

gotten a rise out of

got your hackles up

got up someone's nose

gotten your hackles up

gotten up someone's nose

done a number on

did a number on

drove you up the wall

driven you up the wall

took the heart out of

taken the heart out of

given someone the pip

driven to distraction

drove to distraction

gave someone the pip

became an obsession with

shown ill will towards

showed ill will towards

gave no quarter

given no quarter

went for jugular

gone for jugular

gave someone the blues

thrown cold water on

broken someone's heart

broke someone's heart

threw cold water on

given someone the blues

thrown into tizzy

thrown into a tizz

threw into a tizz

threw into tizzy

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“But rather than torment her sister with more questions, Scarlett decided to let the matter drop.”

Verb

Past tense for to mock, taunt or tease someone in a manner designed to provoke them

heaped scorn on

poured scorn on

poked mullock at

took the piss out of

took the mickey

made jokes about

treated with contempt

held up to ridicule

taken the piss out of

taken the mickey

done a number on

did a number on

laughed out of court

pulled one's leg

made a monkey out of

shouted disapproval

held up to shame

made a monkey of

thumbed nose at

made someone a laughing stock

treated contemptuously

exposed to ridicule

made a laughing-stock

blew raspberries

blown raspberries

gave a hard time

given a hard time

shown contempt for

showed contempt for

showed contempt

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“People, particularly other children at school, would always tease and torment me about my freckles.”

Verb

Past tense for to cause or experience severe mental or physical suffering

caused suffering to

caused agony to

inflicted anguish on

cut to the quick

caused trouble to

inflicted pain on

inflicted suffering on

caused anguish to

put on the rack

discriminated against

got the knife into

sticked the knife into

caused discomfort to

brought down on

gave someone the works

given someone the works

caused someone distress

given someone grief

gave someone grief

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“Their preferred weapon was a poison that could put a person in great physical pain, then torment them with past woes.”

Verb

Past tense for to intimidate with threats or bullying behavior

used strong-arm tactics on

put the screws on

scared the bejesus out of

twisted someone's arm

put the heat on

put pressure on

rode roughshod over

ridden roughshod over

scared hell out of

uttered threats to

issued threats to

had someone do something

put the squeeze on

used pressure on

put under an obligation

brought pressure to bear on

turned on the heat

put through the wringer

put the chill on

twisted one's arm

breathed down someone's neck

held a gun to one's head

ridden roughshod

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“Wicked but clever men may point the finger of scorn at them, accuse them of entertaining merely temporal views, and endeavor to torment them with threats and promised persecutions.”

Verb

Past tense for to cause to feel fearful or scared

struck terror in

stricken terror in

struck terror into

stricken terror into

filled with terror

inspired panic in

scared the bejesus out of

scared to death

put the fear of God into

frightened out of your wits

scared the pants off

frightened to death

frightened the living daylights out of

scared someone out of their wits

scared the life out of

made one's flesh creep

scared the hell out of

frightened the life out of

scared the living daylights out of

made one's blood run cold

sent into a cold sweat

paralysed with fear

scared the pants off of

made someone shake in their shoes

frightened someone out of their wits

made one's hair stand on end

filled with fear

stricken fear into

given one the creeps

thrown into a blue funk

struck fear into

threw into a panic

threw into a blue funk

gave one the creeps

given someone goose pimples

gave someone goose pimples

thrown into a panic

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“There was no fire and brimstone, no wicked imps to torment us.”

Verb

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

treated harshly

tyrannized over

rode roughshod over

ridden roughshod over

walked all over

trampled underfoot

weighed heavy upon

ruled with a rod of iron

ruled with an iron hand

brought someone to their knees

domineered over

ruled despotically

had someone under your thumb

treated brutally

kept under thumb

gained mastery over

gained ascendancy over

gained control of

brought to heel

rendered incapable

played the heavy with

rendered helpless

rendered powerless

disenfranchised

kept in subjection

kept in submission

gotten hooks into

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Verb

Past tense for to treat someone badly, cruelly or unkindly

handled roughly

treated roughly

interfered with

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