“She could not avoid believing but that Don Felipo and a mother who so fondly loved him, must justly abhor her as the cause of this afflicting event.”

Adjective

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Causing or tending to cause annoyance, frustration, or worry

vexatious

enough to drive you up the wall

enough to try the patience of a saint

bedevilling^UK

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

bedeviling^US

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Verb

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Present participle for to cause (someone) pain, suffering or distress

bedeviling^US

bedevilling^UK

racking

agonising^UK

agonizing^US

inflicting anguish on

tyrannizing^US

tantalizing^US

tyrannising^UK

tantalising^UK

causing discomfort to

inflicting suffering on

brutalizing^US

bending someone's ear

breaking the heart of

stretching

rubbing up the wrong way

getting on your nerves

brutalising^UK

hurting somebody's feelings

giving someone the works

working over

giving someone the blues

terrorizing^US

terrorising^UK

labouring^UK

laboring^US

making someone scratch their head

knocking the wind out of

dashing the hopes of

putting the squeeze on

pushing buttons

harshing one's mellow

inflicting

giving the business

jumping on one's case

discriminating against

causing someone distress

taking the heart out of

sticking the knife into

getting the knife into

making severe demands on

pushing the buttons of

making someone fed up

harshing someone's mellow

pouring cold water on

throwing cold water on

bringing tears to your eyes

knocking for six

knocking the stuffing out of

bearing down

breaking someone's heart

giving someone the hump

making someone see red

making your gorge rise

grossing out

making someone want to throw up

turning stomach

making someone feel nauseous

rankling with

getting your back up

getting under your skin

causing to feel mental strain

causing to feel emotional strain

dampening the spirits of

making someone suffer

taking the wind out of your sails

causing to lose heart

breathing down someone's neck

carping at

making somebody's hackles rise

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“A vast array of social problems afflict a country so recently traumatized by war.”

Verb

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

exerting influence on

discoloring^US

colouring^UK

coloring^US

brutalizing^US

brutalising^UK

vandalizing^US

vandalising^UK

playing merry hell with

driving a nail into the coffin of

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Verb

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Present participle for to have a severely detrimental effect on

Verb

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Present participle for to cause a profound effect

Verb

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Present participle for to be detrimental to

putting out of action

putting out of commission

throwing a monkey wrench into

Verb

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Present participle for to be totally absorbed or engrossed by something

bedeviling^US

bedevilling^UK

Verb

Present participle for to take violent or aggressive action against

Verb

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Present participle for to hit or strike with force

Verb

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Present participle for to spread or pervade throughout

colouring^UK

coloring^US

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Verb

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Present participle for to catch or develop (a disease or infectious agent)

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