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Verbs (22)

v. cause to feel resentment or indignation; "Her tactless remark offended me"

transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach, break

v. act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise"

hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend, spite

v. hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego"

shock, offend, scandalize, scandalise, appal, appall, outrage

v. strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"

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Fuzzynyms (106)

arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke

v. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"

displease

v. give displeasure to

nettle, urticate

v. sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation

perturb

v. cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, especially as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull; "The orbits of these stars were perturbed by the passings of a comet"

vex

v. subject to prolonged examination, discussion, or deliberation; "vex the subject of the death penalty"

intrigue, fascinate

v. cause to be interested or curious

madden

v. drive up the wall; go on someone's nerves

peeve

v. cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful

excite

v. produce a magnetic field in; "excite the neurons"

stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir

v. stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"

titillate

v. excite pleasurably or erotically; "A titillating story appeared in the usually conservative magazine"

interest

v. excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of

capture, enamour, trance, catch, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant

v. attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"

torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate

v. treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"

tempt, invite

v. give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting; "the window displays tempted the shoppers"

raise

v. create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise; "raise hell"; "raise the roof"; "raise Cain"

trip, actuate, trigger, activate, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch off

v. put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"

fall

v. yield to temptation or sin; "Adam and Eve fell"

sag, droop, swag, flag

v. droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness

yield, give in, succumb, knuckle under, buckle under

v. consent reluctantly

deliver, drive home

v. carry out or perform; "deliver an attack", "deliver a blow"; "The boxer drove home a solid left"

disobey

v. refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient; "He disobeyed his supervisor and was fired"

hurt, injure

v. cause damage or affect negatively; "Our business was hurt by the new competition"

disable, invalid, incapacitate, handicap

v. injure permanently; "He was disabled in a car accident"

disable, disenable, incapacitate

v. make unable to perform a certain action; "disable this command on your computer"

bother

v. make confused or perplexed or puzzled

gall, irk

v. irritate or vex; "It galls me that we lost the suit"

vex

v. subject to prolonged examination, discussion, or deliberation; "vex the subject of the death penalty"

nettle, urticate

v. sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation

try, strain, stress

v. test the limits of; "You are trying my patience!"

repel, repulse

v. be repellent to; cause aversion in

awe

v. inspire awe in; "The famous professor awed the undergraduates"

consternate

v. fill with anxiety, dread, dismay, or confusion; "After the terrorist attack, people look consternated"

diss, insult, affront

v. treat, mention, or speak to rudely; "He insulted her with his rude remarks"; "the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone"

alarm, dismay, horrify, appal

v. fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us"

distress

v. cause mental pain to; "The news of her child's illness distressed the mother"

terrify, terrorize, terrorise

v. fill with terror; frighten greatly

faze, unnerve, enervate, unsettle

v. disturb the composure of

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Antonyms (6)

keep

v. raise; "She keeps a few chickens in the yard"; "he keeps bees"

respect, honor, honour, abide by, observe

v. show respect towards; "honor your parents!"

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