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What is another word for
punish
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To penalize someone for wrongdoing
To beat or physically assault someone as punishment
To hurt or treat harshly
To capitalize on (an opponent's mistake or weakness), especially in sport
To be unfair to, or to put at a disadvantage
To criticize (someone or something) harshly
To oppress or persecute someone
To seek vengeance or retribution (from someone)
To retaliate or get revenge
To work arduously in pursuit of an aim or goal
To discipline (one's body, appetites etc) by suppressing desires
To annoy or harass, especially in an unkind or bothersome way
To cause physical pain to
To afflict or haunt with (harm)
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Verb
▲
To penalize someone for wrongdoing
penalise
UK
penalize
US
discipline
reprimand
chastise
chasten
castigate
sentence
fine
mete out punishment to
throw the book at
bring to book
crack down on
rap knuckles
come down on
slap someone's wrist
teach a lesson
come down on like a ton of bricks
punish severely
correct
condemn
slap with
hit with
amerce
dock
deal with
impose penalty
inflict a penalty on
impose a penalty on
impose a sentence on
give a lesson to
sanction
reprehend
recompense
mulct
take disciplinary action against
rap over the knuckles
lay down the law
exact a penalty from
pronounce sentence on
mete out
mete out justice to
make an example of
ground
sort out
doom
scapegoat
pass sentence on
convict
discipline someone for
book
railroad
visit
reprove
give something a going-over
give it to someone
give someone the works
tan someone's hide
whip someone's hide
upbraid
rebuke
carpet
remonstrate with
dress down
give someone a dressing-down
give someone a roasting
give a rocket
put on the carpet
put on the mat
judge
imprison
charge
award a penalty against
levy
put
exact
impose
sting
assess
sconce
make one pay through the nose
throw book at
extort
impose a fine on
confiscate
make pay
tax
punish by fining
seize
sequestrate
admonish
chide
call down
tongue-lash
give someone hell
nag
chew out
baste
reproach
rag
find fault with
lambaste
give a talking-to
read the riot act
give someone an earful
tear off a strip
scold
give someone a mouthful
lecture
berate
give someone a telling-off
blast
criticize
US
rail at
haul over the coals
give someone a rollicking
criticise
UK
tell off
lambast
rant at
give someone a bollocking
take to task
tear into
lace into
give someone a rating
pitch into
lay into
ream out
bawl out
give someone what for
blow up
yell at
trim
vilify
slate
rap
give someone a caning
jaw
tick off
give someone some stick
keelhaul
light into
jump on
revile
reprobate
cavil
rail against
caution
let someone have it
rake over the coals
denounce
monster
slap down
recriminate
give someone a wigging
give someone a row
send someone away with a flea in their ear
expostulate
rail
ream
blame
have a go at
censure
objurgate
pull up
wig
rate
vituperate
bollock
row
disparage
score
take to the woodshed
abuse
flay
objurate
go on at
lose one's temper with
preach
put down
hammer
have someone on the carpet
jump down someone's throat
keep after
bite someone's head off
asperse
threap
give the business
taunt
pummel
US
pummelled
UK
draw the line
counsel
slap on wrist
strongly criticize
adjure
speak
give a going over
tell a thing or two
call on the carpet
talk to
give someone stick
come down hard on
warn
slap on the wrist
rap on knuckles
advise
give a piece of one's mind
more ❯
“When a child grabs a pencil from another child, an adult can
punish
the child by taking playtime away from him.”
Verb
▲
To beat or physically assault someone as punishment
beat
flog
whip
lash
wallop
batter
cane
thump
switch
spank
scourge
abuse
injure
hurt
manhandle
skin
rough up
beat up
knock about
fix someone's wagon
give a going over
give it to someone
give someone the works
give someone what for
have someone's guts for garters
skin alive
give a lesson to
thrash
belt
whale
hide
birch
pound
tan
strike
lick
buffet
pummel
US
maul
hammer
hit
bash
drub
pommel
whup
bludgeon
leather
slog
lather
thresh
pummelled
UK
whop
baste
work over
whap
tromp
lambaste
curry
flagellate
flail
paddle
bung up
pelt
mess up
club
bat
slate
lace
give someone a hiding
lambast
fib
belabor
US
do
smack
belabour
UK
horsewhip
strap
punch out
whack
clobber
chastise
punch
slash
cowhide
clout
rawhide
beat the living daylights out of
trounce
cudgel
slap
larrup
bruise
flay
smash
knock
paste
thwack
crush
sock
assault
break
trash
bang
lam
whomp
pulverize
US
slam
slug
rain blows on
pulverise
UK
box
overwhelm
rout
bullwhip
defeat
quirt
annihilate
slaughter
cuff
best
deck
attack
marmalize
cream
bury
biff
bop
massacre
murder
worst
destroy
flatten
smoke
demolish
rap
tonk
roll
crucify
tank
shellac
smother
take a strap to
welt
drum
plug
ram
swat
bomb
dust
skunk
own
tan someone's hide
lay into
strike down
do over
give someone a drubbing
defeat utterly
blow away
take a stick to
be victorious over
wipe the floor with
snow under
blow out
get the better of
walk all over
mash
make mincemeat of
tan one's hide
lay one on
walk over
knock around
take to the cleaners
win a resounding victory over
maltreat
bring someone to their knees
run rings around
chasten
kill
beat hollow
knock into the middle of next week
turn inside out
triumph over
give someone a good hiding
blow out of the water
crack
chin
flutter
flop
flap
ferule
yerk
tap
fill in
wax
paddlewhack
warm someone's seat
dust someone's britches
assail
slipper
smite
brutalize
US
contuse
brutalise
UK
scud
skelp
lace into
aim blows at
wound
trim
give someone a hot bottom
put over one's knee
give someone a licking
put someone over your knee
blip
whip someone's hide
flax
warm someone's bottom
damage
harm
stripe
impair
disable
thong
castigate
incapacitate
gash
lacerate
graze
harass
excoriate
scathe
scratch
cut
mutilate
bang up
put out
cause pain to
pinch
mangle
scrape
cause injury to
maim
total
bump
impact
jerk
whisk
shake
wear out
clip
bust
clock
clap
swipe
bonk
zap
nail
bob
tag
let someone have it
boff
slosh
quilt
dong
pitch into
swinge
light into
stick one on
beat up on
give someone a beating
jab
dot
thud
pop
give someone a good beating
give someone a good drubbing
mistreat
tear into
mug
crown
floor
have a go at
king-hit
set upon
duff up
crash
sail into
jump
wham
roughhouse
weigh into
hook
let fly at
lash out at
sucker-punch
blast
welly
mishandle
beat to a pulp
drive
fall upon
bash up
pounce upon
set about
slap around
ill-treat
get stuck into
aggress
blister
forge
draw
bushwhack
besiege
cosh
fustigate
lob
bully
oppress
blow
set on
thrust
ding
hit hard
zonk
pounce on
KO
knock someone's lights out
strike at
dash
turn on
beat someone's brains out
handle roughly
round on
strike out at
treat badly
kick around
fly at
mess over
hit out at
fall on
handle
pulp
hit repeatedly
bam
thump on
knock on
bear down
poke
take out
plant one
break face
lean on
duke
take care of
bombard
uppercut
put in the hospital
blackjack
kick
stone
pellet
percuss
brain
dab
blitz
whang
rain blows upon
let have it
impinge
clump
collide
beat someone up
conk
knock out
ride roughshod
let fly
bust up
impel
land a punch
physically attack
give a black eye
assault physically
strike with a stick
beat with a stick
lay a finger on
ragdoll
wrong
kick in
box someone's ears
malleate
sink
come down on
go for
jump down one's throat
haul off on
lunge
victimize
US
persecute
mar
plunge
torture
stab
send
slam into
ruin
victimise
UK
do up
interfere with
treat roughly
cut up
shake up
be violent toward
dig
screw
push
be hurled
run
propel
ambush
stick
butt
jackhammer
twack
sic
misuse
sick
beset
cook
descend on
descend upon
torment
jump on
misemploy
prostitute
neglect
ill-use
go in on
be cruel to
take apart
turn to violence
lay siege to
more ❯
“She might also physically
punish
him for having needs, to stop him from crying and irritating her.”
Verb
▲
To hurt or treat harshly
hurt
maltreat
wrong
ill-use
treat harshly
make someone suffer
abuse
mistreat
manhandle
mishandle
bully
harm
misuse
brutalize
US
injure
maul
beat
hit
persecute
molest
strike
damage
victimize
US
neglect
torture
brutalise
UK
victimise
UK
knock about
treat roughly
beat up
handle roughly
do over
knock around
ill-treat
mess over
treat badly
kick around
rough up
oppress
take apart
harass
torment
batter
mess up
misemploy
prostitute
attack
assault
roughhouse
shake up
dump on
be violent toward
cut up
harry
outrage
mar
assail
ruin
total
interfere with
push around
do wrong
give the shaft
bang up
bung up
be cruel to
bash
thrash
work over
beat up on
beat the living daylights out of
bash up
slap around
duff up
more ❯
“
Punish
them by taking away their government handouts.”
Verb
▲
To capitalize on (an opponent's mistake or weakness), especially in sport
exploit
use
capitalize on
profit by
profit from
put to advantage
take advantage of
cash in on
make use of
turn to account
trade on
walk all over
“I would be patient and move him to his forehand side, then
punish
his backhand side whenever I had the window of opportunity.”
Verb
▲
To be unfair to, or to put at a disadvantage
handicap
treat unfairly
unfairly disadvantage
be unfair to
put at an unfair disadvantage
put in an unfavourable position
do a disservice to
“A lack of donations will only
punish
the poor, primarily the children.”
Verb
▲
To criticize (someone or something) harshly
lambaste
berate
rebuke
castigate
scold
reprimand
upbraid
reproach
chastise
admonish
criticise
UK
criticize
US
censure
lecture
chide
reprove
carpet
rag
rate
keelhaul
reprehend
baste
flay
hammer
objurgate
score
jaw
trim
condemn
denounce
revile
excoriate
attack
harangue
scorch
blister
roast
slash
pan
smear
cudgel
deride
hit
scourge
shellac
slap
strike
smother
dress down
tell off
bawl out
lay into
chew out
ream out
take to task
pitch into
haul over the coals
lace into
tick off
read the riot act
call down
have a go at
tear into
give someone a dressing-down
tongue-lash
rant at
rail at
rail against
rake over the coals
rip into
fulminate against
slag off
call over the coals
lash into
let someone have it
lambast
bollock
yell at
give a talking-to
jump down one's throat
give someone what for
blow up at
have words
give someone an earful
rap across the knuckles
tear off a strip
give someone a telling-off
give someone a rollicking
give someone a bollocking
rap over the knuckles
give a rocket
give someone a roasting
severely reprimand
knock
blast
slam
slate
disparage
blame
deprecate
decry
diss
flame
vituperate
reprobate
dis
fault
arraign
belittle
execrate
deplore
dispraise
slag
disapprove
denunciate
depreciate
cane
skin
anathematize
proscribe
frame
judge
adjudge
name
pronounce
give something a bad press
send up the river
inveigh against
find fault with
send up
thumbs down on
hang something on
declare unfit
come down on
pin it on
point finger at
put down
put away
blow whistle on
give someone a bad press
lay at one's door
vilify
rubbish
savage
monster
abuse
pillory
bash
pummel
US
denigrate
bag
trash
pummelled
UK
crucify
bad-mouth
run down
malign
pull apart
skewer
asperse
derogate
cut up
pull to pieces
slur
pick holes in
impugn
belabor
US
rap
take to pieces
jump on
belabour
UK
maul
throw brickbats at
hit out at
cast aspersions on
scathe
assail
pour scorn on
remonstrate with
potshot
give someone hell
discredit
vilipend
give a bad press to
take apart
ridicule
disapprove of
cavil at
defame
animadvert on
vituperate against
carp at
besmirch
do a hatchet job on
rail
give some stick to
lash
stigmatize
US
shoot down
inveigh
stigmatise
UK
pull up
wig
row
give someone a mouthful
give someone a row
curse
traduce
calumniate
light into
tear a strip off
give someone a wigging
give someone a rating
fulminate
declaim
minimize
US
dismiss
diminish
rollick
slander
sledge
nitpick about
complain about
discount
pick to pieces
tear to pieces
express disapproval of
give flak to
remonstrate
criticize severely
talk down
cry down
accuse
scorn
object
find fault
take issue with
oppose
kick up a stink about
animadvert
contemn
rip
give someone a caning
slap down
insult
minimise
UK
thunder
give something a battering
poor-mouth
dump on
scoff at
play down
take exception to
trash-talk
undervalue
make a fuss about
carp
drag through the mud
write off
underrate
kick up a fuss about
do down
kiss off
object to
underestimate
disgrace
blow up
slight
cavil
detract
rave at
challenge
ream
mock
protest against
rant
call to account
sail into
rage
argue against
protest
raise objections to
bag on
sound off
take a stand against
detract from
fustigate
lampoon
reject
slap on the wrist
give someone some stick
kick
libel
complain
trivialize
US
gripe about
downgrade
exprobate
remonstrate against
lower
expostulate
discommend
dispute
minify
misprize
discountenance
expostulate about
deflate
cast a slur on
monish
lesson
abominate
moan about
grouse about
speak ill of
check
go for the jugular
quibble about
find lacking
trivialise
UK
beef about
declaim against
lash out at
oppose strongly
nitpick over
take down
nag at
pass strictures upon
tear apart
tear down
complain vociferously about
tear to shreds
pooh-pooh
make light of
sneer at
speak out against
slap someone's wrist
send someone away with a flea in their ear
treat lightly
take down a peg
put on the mat
call on the carpet
hold cheap
storm
demur
fume
mudsling
vociferate
argue
except
ostracize
US
lash out
speak out
ostracise
UK
recriminate
call out
express a poor opinion of
degrade
argue with
take exception
gripe
chasten
nag
make a stand
lam into
take on
zap
opprobriate
spurn
disesteem
take issue
disdain
rant about
incriminate
rake
jeer at
marginalize
US
wade into
lodge a protest against
express disagreement with
nit-pick
dissent
frown upon
rage against
let fly
do a number on
be in opposition to
speak evil of
jawbone
bite someone's head off
snap someone's head off
carp about
whine about
lay down the law
let fly at
go on about
mouth off about
protest strongly at
trounce
animadvert upon
marginalise
UK
bring into disrepute
grouch about
pick at
criticize harshly
throw mud at
give a bad name
go after
bellyache about
whinge about
disagree violently with
blacken the name of
spread lies about
sully the reputation of
remonstrate about
blacken the reputation of
speak badly of
sound off about
conduct a smear campaign against
make a protest against
kick against
be hostile to
laugh off
make a stand against
climb all over
laugh at
put up a fight against
give someone bondi
get after
hold responsible
complain bitterly about
point the finger
jump all over
comminate
refute
badmouth
satirize
US
give a rough time
take
satirise
UK
assault verbally
prosecute
brand
disagree with
exprobrate
heap
impeach
indict
pile in
question
start on
start in
rebut
protest strongly
bring under fire
criticize strongly
review unfavorably
clobber
destroy
fluff
slog
slug
slang
set upon
controvert
come down hard on
discipline
jump on one's case
show someone up
rile
growl
sneer
make a protest
expose to ridicule
fry
harass
scream at
shout at
cut down
humble
label
backbite
rebuff
show up
charge with
blacken someone's reputation
hold up to shame
get angry with
rap knuckles
round on
explode
dishonor
US
twit
dishonour
UK
express strong disapproval of
jump down someone's throat
put hooks in
object strongly to
yelp
yap
bawl
have words with
cut to bits
weigh into
carp on
lean on
skin alive
give bad press
zing
negate
charge
look down on
sell short
lay out
lay on
give comeuppance
tax
not support
demean
hold someone to blame
complain to
tie into
be against
despise
beat up on
go on at
speak to
give one hell
talk to
give a hard time
bring to account
take to the woodshed
get on
burn one's ears
call to task
give the devil
give a tongue-lashing
bark at
detest
hold accountable
crush
pass judgment
give the business
throw shade
spout
abhor
have at
work over
crack down on
hit out
cast a slur upon
hate
look askance
pick apart
downcry
mortify
shame
snub
comment negatively
humiliate
scapegoat
loathe
devalue
lose one's temper with
keep nothing back
erupt with anger
downplay
mess with
understate
squash
think badly of
express disapprobation
express disapprobation of
stick it to
squelch
single out
blacken
regard with disgust
objurate
whip
feel aversion to
debase
feel disgust for
send someone away with a flea in his
give a piece of one's mind
lower the boom
give the dickens
poor mouth
pooh pooh
take a swipe at
shoot full of holes
sour grapes
cut down to size
cut to the quick
feel revulsion to
demonize
US
dig
jinx
mark down
snipe at
take swipe at
demonise
UK
rave
huff
thunder against
rant and rave
raise objections
give a black eye
kick up
take great exception to
express objections
take a stand
vociferate about
grouse
express disagreement
mind
lodge a protest
express objections to
express disapproval
swear at
rag on
grumble
be in opposition
moan
quibble
rip up
beef
have a problem
make a fuss
quarrel with
kvetch
grumble about
have a problem with
draw the line
crab
baulk
UK
balk
US
cross
disavow
disagree
draw the line at
pillorize
frown on
kvetch about
beg to differ
kick up a fuss
be displeased
kick up a stink
raise objection
make an objection
tangle with
make a stink
go-one-on-one
mix it up with
more ❯
Verb
▲
To oppress or persecute someone
crucify
oppress
persecute
harass
repress
subjugate
maltreat
mistreat
tyrannise
UK
tyrannize
US
victimise
UK
victimize
US
harry
overwhelm
excruciate
plague
suppress
abuse
dominate
ill-treat
treat harshly
torture
torment
afflict
injure
molest
scourge
inflict suffering on
inflict pain on
beset
brutalize
US
beat
bedevil
curse
martyr
wound
smite
maim
mangle
whip
lacerate
brutalise
UK
work over
give someone the works
martyrize
put on the rack
burden
excoriate
terrorize
US
cause suffering to
terrorise
UK
rack
harrow
agonize
US
anguish
wrong
hound
besiege
aggrieve
pursue
agonise
UK
pick on
discriminate against
stick the knife into
get the knife into
more ❯
Verb
▲
To seek vengeance or retribution (from someone)
pay back
reciprocate
retaliate
square
get
avenge oneself
get even with
get even
be revenged on
exact retribution
pay out
get back at
revenge oneself
take revenge
give tit for tat
retaliate against
settle a score with
give someone their just deserts
settle the score with
take reprisals against
let someone see how it feels
hit back at
settle accounts with
settle the score
give someone a taste of their own medicine
get someone
make somebody pay
get revenge on
repay
retaliate on
cook someone's goose
take revenge on
get revenge
take retribution on
fix
take retribution
get your own back on
wreak vengeance on
deal with
settle someone's hash
give someone their comeuppance
square with
sort out
hurt
return like for like
even the score
fight back
give someone a dose of their own medicine
get your own back
give as good as one gets
take an eye for an eye
take an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
hit back
avenge
revenge
give someone a Roland for an Oliver
get back at someone
return the compliment
wreak revenge on
exact revenge on
take vengeance on
give like for like
requite
venge
turn the tables on
be revenged
have one's revenge
settle accounts
wreak revenge
take reprisals
exact revenge
redress
counterattack
react
pay someone back in their own coin
turn the tables
make reprisal
rise to the bait
take vengeance
get even for
strike back
return fire
settle a score
put up a fight
be avenged
reply
take the bait
respond
get you back
serve out
square accounts
wreak vengeance
turn upon
give as good as you get
recompense
counter
get square
demand an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
return tit for tat
fix someone
vindicate
recriminate
kick back
pay back in spades
seek payback for
exact revenge for
make reprisal for
take reprisals for
give comeuppance
make retaliation for
settle with
get your own back for
take an eye for an eye for
get redress for
settle up
square things up
get satisfaction for
give just desserts
take vengeance for
pay someone back for
get revenge for
take revenge for
fix one's wagon
retaliate for
repay in kind for
hit back for
be out for blood
even the score for
get even with someone for
stick it to
more ❯
Verb
▲
To retaliate or get revenge
avenge
requite
revenge
retaliate
redress
venge
repay
vindicate
bewreak
chasten
chastise
payback
retribute
spite
get even
even the score
hit back
exact retribution
retaliate for
take revenge
get even for
get back at
pay someone back for
take vengeance
get revenge for
take revenge for
take vengeance for
even the score for
hit back for
stick it to
get your own back for
get even with someone for
take satisfaction
come back at
take satisfaction for
return like for like
give tit for tat
give as good as one gets
give someone a dose of their own medicine
give someone a taste of their own medicine
pay back
fight back
get even with
take an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
give someone their comeuppance
get your own back
let someone see how it feels
take an eye for an eye
reciprocate
exact revenge
give like for like
make reprisal
avenge oneself
turn the tables on
get revenge
pay out
give someone a Roland for an Oliver
settle the score
give someone their just deserts
settle the score with
return the compliment
wreak revenge on
make restitution
exact revenge on
exact revenge for
take vengeance on
take reprisals against
revenge oneself
settle a score with
pay someone back in his
square accounts
take revenge on
have one's revenge
wreak revenge
retaliate on
take reprisals
get back at someone
retaliate against
get your own back on
get
serve out
be revenged on
be avenged
settle old scores
recriminate
give comeuppance
get redress for
settle up
give just desserts
repay in kind for
kick back
make reprisal for
settle with
pay back in spades
seek payback for
take reprisals for
make retaliation for
take an eye for an eye for
square things up
get satisfaction for
fix one's wagon
get revenge on
be out for blood
counterattack
react
recompense
counter
pay someone back in their own coin
be revenged
wreak vengeance
turn upon
give as good as you get
rise to the bait
settle accounts
strike back
return fire
settle a score
put up a fight
respond
turn the tables
hit back at
take the bait
counteract
reply
charge
counterwork
parry
challenge
get you back
get square
sort out
demand an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
return tit for tat
fix someone
return the favour
UK
return the favor
US
rally
controvert
square
get back
defend oneself against
strike back at
respond to
react to
get someone
settle accounts with
make somebody pay
stick up for oneself
respond tit for tat
fight fire with fire
more ❯
Verb
▲
To work arduously in pursuit of an aim or goal
flog
drive
strain
push
strive
struggle
tax
try
endeavor
US
endeavour
UK
oppress
overexert
overtax
apply oneself
exert oneself
kill oneself
make every effort
work hard
bend over backwards
do all one can
go all out
bust a gut
go for the doctor
move heaven and earth
try as hard as one can
pull out all the stops
do one's best
do your utmost
give your all
try one's hardest
do your damnedest
give it your best shot
work
exert
overburden
overwork
toil
labour
UK
labor
US
make an effort
try hard
spare no effort
knock oneself out
lean over backwards
put yourself out
go for broke
peg away
beaver away
fall over backwards
be at pains
aim
hustle
travail
moil
go for it
slog away
attempt
undertake
essay
drudge
seek
slave
assay
sweat
slog
plow
US
plough
UK
rupture yourself
do your best
make an all-out effort
give it your all
break your neck
dig deeper
take pains
set out
do all you can
jump through hoops
have a crack
dig deep
bang away
aspire
venture
plod
grind
scramble
jockey
apply
purpose
hammer away
work like a Trojan
bust chops
make a supreme effort
work at
old college try
pour it on
work hard to
drive oneself
scrabble
do one's darnedest
give something one's best shot
go ham
go hammer and tongs
push oneself
exert yourself
go hard
break sweat
vie
go all-out
try my best
empty the tank
go the whole nine yards
go all-out for
go out of the way
take special pains
make a special effort
try your best
battle
take great pains
make a great effort
give it a fly
have a go
have a stab
have a shot
take it on oneself
have a bash
give it a burl
do one's durnedest
put one's back into it
plug away
give all one's got
work one's socks off
keep your nose to the grindstone
give best shot
make effort
compete
contend
fight
offer
bear down
have a stab at
try for
have a crack at
shoot for
leave no stone unturned
tackle
have a go at
give it a whirl
dig away
take on
go the limit
go for the jugular
more ❯
Verb
▲
To discipline (one's body, appetites etc) by suppressing desires
mortify
control
discipline
subdue
chasten
deny
restrain
subjugate
suppress
get under control
Verb
▲
To annoy or harass, especially in an unkind or bothersome way
torment
bother
trouble
harass
plague
annoy
hassle
vex
harry
pester
irritate
nag
hound
badger
bedevil
irk
beset
needle
aggravate
provoke
hurt
bait
nettle
hector
curse
chivvy
heckle
besiege
try
anguish
devil
victimise
UK
victimize
US
rag
rib
chaff
give a hard time
drive up the wall
give someone grief
be a nuisance to
drive bananas
be a pest to
play cat and mouse
put through wringer
rub salt in wound
worry
disturb
afflict
distress
upset
persecute
torture
bug
oppress
perturb
harrow
pain
agitate
agonize
US
grieve
burden
tease
ride
haunt
beleaguer
agonise
UK
rack
fret
disquiet
gnaw at
discompose
exasperate
bully
stress
gall
sadden
get to
depress
pick on
nark
strain
ruffle
rile
weigh down
mither
dog
dismay
disconcert
concern
molest
peeve
anger
wound
rattle
fluster
get
offend
chafe
mortify
unsettle
faze
goad
lie heavy on
excruciate
perplex
displease
burn up
taunt
niggle
pique
hack off
miff
ail
fuss
sting
aggrieve
weigh heavily on
outrage
get at
alarm
wind up
cause suffering to
eat
grate
mistreat
get on your nerves
assail
bum out
keep on at
cut to the quick
pursue
go on at
rankle
unhinge
be on your back
flurry
spite
affect
infuriate
prey on
chivy
deject
make miserable
incense
hang over
madden
put out
importune
attack
get in your hair
dishearten
tick off
frustrate
obsess
prey on your mind
tantalize
US
keep after
tantalise
UK
discomfort
maltreat
frazzle
distemper
make anxious
insult
heavy
derail
discommode
hagride
rub up the wrong way
rasp
rankle with
dispirit
tyrannize
US
freak out
enrage
frost
gripe
weird out
tax
browbeat
discomfit
get across
itch
traumatize
US
gnaw
dun
affront
inflame
crush
inconvenience
ill-treat
grip
tyrannise
UK
unnerve
blight
gravel
bend someone's ear
weigh on
throw
give a bad time
make wretched
drive round the bend
discombobulate
cast down
discriminate against
cause anguish to
be a burden to
alarum
distract
cause anxiety to
scourge
put down
hack you off
abuse
undo
stir up
exercise
traumatise
UK
dump on
be down on
have a down on
have it in for
scare
take over
give someone the hump
move
preoccupy
shake up
get down
terrorize
US
hurt somebody's feelings
embarrass
haze
nudge
possess
sear
interrupt
frighten
intimidate
discourage
nag at
overwhelm
disgust
pother
shock
terrorise
UK
rark
breathe down someone's neck
bring down
chagrin
work on
roil
spook
dash
harp on at
drive round the twist
discountenance
be at
abrade
grate on
shake
make uneasy
get on one's nerves
get on your wick
be a great weight on
martyr
lean on
eat away at
make waves
make someone see red
eat at
get your back up
get under your skin
weigh heavily on someone's mind
take control of
eat up
knock for six
throw off balance
ridicule
mock
engross
gibe
antagonize
US
consume
scold
wring
henpeck
absorb
berate
dis
confuse
tear
test
domineer
immolate
fixate
smite
despair
impose on
peck at
daunt
burn
abase
hold
press
give the business
disrupt
fascinate
press down on
chide
intrude upon
psych
exacerbate
drain
weary
dampen spirits
cause concern to
antagonise
UK
be a burden on
pick at
dissatisfy
beat
cause discomfort to
make uncomfortable
bite
desolate
weigh heavily on one's mind
niggle at
carp at
egg on
make somebody's hackles rise
devastate
be on one's case
rattle one's cage
floor
fester
push
infatuate
control
flip out
cow
push around
prick
debilitate
injure
drive crazy
cause anxiety
indispose
confound
crucify
deeply upset
put off
turn off
put your back up
hit where one lives
be a pain in the neck
be a thorn in someone's side
inflict trauma
make gloomy
make despondent
make things hot for someone
make desolate
try your patience
punish unfairly
be on your mind
make your blood boil
be uppermost in your thoughts
make angry
suppress
bedog
excoriate
inflict anguish on
guy
suffer
grizzle
tear away at
roust
goose
accost
terrify
slight
pressurize
US
pressurise
UK
cause disquiet to
be prey to
weigh
damage
break one's heart
sweat
fear
stew
convulse
prod
appall
US
diss
make blue
drag down
put into a funk
put a damper on
break the heart of
disrespect
curdle
breath down someone's neck
appal
UK
pierce
panic
insist
remind
razz
puzzle
slap
lie heavily on
throw off
psych out
chasten
grind
criticize
US
grind down
weaken
destroy
ire
addle
put pressure on
be the victim of
be afflicted with
suffer from
be plagued with
be troubled by
take the mickey
bring pressure to bear on
enflame
frenzy
derange
touch
mad
be in someone's hair
insist on
be blighted with
be burdened with
be bedevilled by
yap at
scratch around
rag on
noodge
bullyrag
beleague
come back to haunt
get on the nerves of
be on the back of
take the piss out of
ruffle one's feathers
get your dander up
be a thorn in someone's flesh
get up someone's nose
get your hackles up
embitter
search high heaven
carp
hump
incommode
arouse anxiety in
strap
do a number on
break
push buttons
make it tough for
nit-pick
cut up
be a weight on one's mind
jeer
disappoint
use
demonize
US
exhaust
stretch
sap
disparage
cause to panic
get in the hair of
scar
grind at
kick up a fuss
kick up a stink
overcharge
incite
demonise
UK
exploit
manipulate
humiliate
violate
tire
mess with
grill
sweat out
turn
sicken
incapacitate
flip
craze
cramp
bewilder
reproach
revile
drive you up the wall
lie heavy on someone's mind
weigh heavy on someone's mind
criticise
UK
cavil
start
drive mad
make cross
tee off
give someone the pip
drive to distraction
cut
stab
fire up
stress out
boo
jerk around
entangle
hamper
belittle
be on at someone
find fault with
punish repeatedly and unfairly
give offence to
flummox
get someone
turn on
lay up
key up
override
upbraid
aggress
steam up
dish it out
cause trouble to
give it to
stick it to
dish out
excite
cause annoyance to
cause resentment to
get your goat
hiss
get across someone
set on
work into lather
rub the wrong way
set off
send into a rage
take a rise out of
raise your hackles
get a rise out of
rock the boat
make a scene
mess with someone's head
do someone's head in
fuddle
do in
tear to pieces
hurt the feelings of
stir
misuse
deride
wrong
dominate
enslave
put the squeeze on
find fault
stump
make severe demands on
put a strain on
tire out
wear out
make demands on
stack the deck
get on someone's back
have your knife into
wear
jump on one's case
fall upon
fall on
take the heart out of
start in on
barrack
dishonor
US
dishonour
UK
give the needle
be bothered
be a weight on someone's mind
gnaw away at
wear on
gnaw away
put into a flap
put someone off their stroke
cause someone to lose their composure
throw into a tizz
throw into tizzy
make nervous
jibe at
tyrannize over
be autocratic
demoralize
US
cause anguish
cause someone distress
cause pain
shout at
ill-use
martyrize
take advantage of
do an injustice to
chill
single out
grumble at
make game of
shout catcalls at
make fun of
shout down
step on the toes of
dampen
demoralise
UK
drag
dull
darken
damp
enervate
inflict
run down
reduce to tears
go for jugular
give no quarter
lay a bad trip on
knock the stuffing out of
bear down
harsh someone's mellow
make one's heart bleed
make someone's heart bleed
give someone the blues
make sad
make someone fed up
knock sideways
bring tears to your eyes
keep under
make unhappy
dash hopes
pour cold water on
break someone's spirit
throw cold water on
cast a gloom upon
break someone's heart
beat down
mix up
wreck
wreak
befall
impose
push about
be hostile to
be set against
show ill will towards
avenge
visit
descend on
descend upon
force upon
bring down on
hyperfocus
monopolize one's thoughts
become an obsession with
dominate one's thoughts
have a hold on
have a grip on
rule one's thoughts
bore
impede
cross
hinder
get on someone's case
more ❯
Verb
▲
To cause physical pain to
pain
hurt
cause pain
ache
throb
smart
afflict
ail
sting
cause discomfort
pinch
be tender
trouble
prickle
twinge
bite
burn
chafe
constrain
cramp
excruciate
harm
inflame
play up
wound
be painful
be sore
bruise
injure
kill
torment
torture
cause discomfort to
cause pain to
convulse
nick
tingle
prick
pound
gripe
be uncomfortable
be irritated
distress
wrench
suffer
blister
urticate
be excruciating
cause agony to
be agonizing
give pain to
gnaw
give someone gyp
be in pain
give someone trouble
itch
feel painful
be hurting
be throbbing
be playing up
be inflamed
be sensitive
be stinging
be smarting
be killing
tickle
creep
have gooseflesh
have goosebumps
be itchy
have pins and needles
have a creeping sensation
have goose pimples
get excited
have goose bumps
feel tickled
more ❯
Verb
▲
To afflict or haunt with (harm)
visit
afflict
assail
inflict
befall
impose
smite
wreak
wreck
attack
harrow
trouble
bother
curse
torment
torture
avenge
pain
descend upon
force upon
bring down on
descend on
distress
worry
plague
upset
harass
vex
oppress
beset
annoy
bedevil
rack
agonize
US
persecute
irk
irritate
burden
hurt
grieve
pester
harry
wound
excruciate
anguish
ail
strain
try
stress
besiege
exasperate
affect
tax
crucify
martyr
discommode
blight
pursue
grip
press
strike
take
agonise
UK
buffet
cause trouble to
cause suffering to
disturb
perturb
bug
sadden
depress
discompose
disquiet
agitate
dismay
hassle
aggrieve
unsettle
perplex
haunt
mortify
fret
hound
fluster
concern
nag
deject
gall
beleaguer
disconcert
unhinge
fuss
faze
weigh down
rattle
gnaw at
dishearten
injure
flurry
crush
molest
alarm
discomfort
dispirit
get to
badger
frazzle
ruffle
provoke
dog
burn up
mistreat
give someone grief
chafe
sting
distemper
aggravate
discourage
displease
cast down
give a hard time
unnerve
maltreat
bum out
abuse
lie heavy on
peeve
tease
discomfit
needle
scourge
cause agony to
demoralize
US
weigh heavily on
offend
frustrate
distract
freak out
shake
weird out
dash
pick on
cause pain to
drive up the wall
pique
rile
derail
hagride
demoralise
UK
daunt
nark
wring
ride
make anxious
devastate
get down
desolate
anger
disgust
confound
confuse
scare
inflict anguish on
inconvenience
miff
bring down
alarum
make wretched
exercise
cause anguish to
make miserable
hack off
undo
discombobulate
prey on
rend
ill-treat
cut to the quick
sicken
nettle
tick off
stir up
wrong
traumatize
US
move
make uneasy
turn off
make despondent
sear
convulse
niggle
tyrannize
US
embarrass
discountenance
beat
hector
tear
tantalize
US
shock
tantalise
UK
throw
frighten
put out
tyrannise
UK
psych
nag at
give a bad time
cause discomfort to
pother
traumatise
UK
spook
inflict suffering on
inflict pain on
lacerate
hang over
throw off balance
put off
beat down
prey on your mind
make unhappy
make gloomy
get
harm
grate
rasp
eat
spite
cause pain
frost
gripe
outrage
stab
itch
overwhelm
touch
derange
pierce
brutalize
US
test
taunt
chill
inflame
heckle
break
mither
grind
goad
importune
cow
preoccupy
cut up
interrupt
bite
drain
weary
fear
affront
abash
dampen
nauseate
bend someone's ear
cause discomfort
pinch
repel
chagrin
break the heart of
stretch
rub up the wrong way
sweat
stew
repulse
abase
prick
puzzle
cramp
push
disappoint
break one's heart
get on your nerves
grate on
dampen spirits
appall
US
put a damper on
be painful
appal
UK
despair
take over
indispose
make one's heart bleed
maim
mangle
whip
grind at
get on your wick
hack you off
weigh on
cause concern to
make waves
wind up
eat at
be a burden to
brutalise
UK
debilitate
get across
get at
make uncomfortable
flip out
reduce to tears
turn
cause anguish
psych out
cause anxiety to
make sad
give someone the works
give someone the blues
hurt somebody's feelings
work over
knock sideways
do someone's head in
make desolate
be a great weight on
bedog
face
terrorize
US
excoriate
grizzle
damage
shatter
tangle
terrorise
UK
suppress
rock
occupy
gut
hurt deeply
nonplus
bait
eat away at
suffer
hit hard
make blue
drag down
put into a funk
wrench
martyrize
cut
press down on
obsess
work up
cause disquiet to
muse
labor
US
labour
UK
exhaust
sap
incommode
scar
dun
chasten
strap
nit-pick
entangle
hamper
tear away at
possess
confront
be prey to
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