| Main Entry: | beset |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | plague; hem in |
Synonyms: |
aggress, assail, attack, badger, bedevil, beleaguer, besiege, bug*, circle*, compass, dog*, drive up the wall, embarrass, encircle, enclose, encompass, entangle, environ, fall on, fall upon, girdle, give a bad time, give a hard time, give one the business, give the needle, harass, harry, hassle, infest, invade, jump on one's case, nag, nudge, overrun, perplex, pester, pick on, put the squeeze on, ride, ring, start in on, storm, strike, surround |
| Main Entry: | embarrass |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cause mental discomfort |
Synonyms: |
abash, agitate, annoy, bewilder, bother, bug, catch one short, chagrin, confuse, discombobulate, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, discountenance, distract, distress, disturb, dumbfound, faze, fluster, give a bad time, give a hard time, hang up, irk, let down*, make a monkey of, mortify, nonplus, perplex, perturb, plague, put in a hole, put in a spot, put on the spot, put out of countenance, puzzle, rattle, shame, show up, stun, tease, throw, throw into a tizzy, upset |
Antonyms: |
comfort, gladden, help, please |
| Main Entry: | harass |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | badger |
Synonyms: |
annoy, attack, bait, bedevil, beleaguer, bother, bug*, bullyrag, burn*, despoil, devil*, distress, disturb, eat*, exasperate, exhaust, fatigue, foray, get to, give a bad time, give a hard time, gnaw, harry, hassle, heckle, hound, intimidate, irk, irritate, jerk around, macerate, maraud, noodge, pain*, perplex, persecute, pester, plague, raid, rattle one's cage, ride, strain, stress, tease, tire, torment, trouble, try, vex, weary, work on, worry |
Antonyms: |
aid, assist, facilitate, help, support |
| Main Entry: | trouble |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bother, worry |
Synonyms: |
afflict, agitate, ail, annoy, bug*, burden, burn up, concern, discommode, discompose, disconcert, disoblige, disquiet, distress, disturb, drive up the wall, flip out, fret, get to, give a bad time, give a hard time, grieve, harass, harry, impose on, inconvenience, irk, irritate, make a fuss, make a scene, make waves, pain, perplex, perturb, pester, plague, psych, put out, sadden, spook, stir up, strain, stress, torment, try, upset, vex |
Antonyms: |
be content, be happy |
| Main Entry: | vex |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | distress, bother |
Synonyms: |
abrade, afflict, aggravate, agitate, anger, annoy, be at, chafe, depress, displease, disquiet, disturb, eat*, embarrass, exasperate, fret, gall*, get in one's hair, get under one's skin, give a bad time, give a hard time, grate on, harass, harry, hassle, infuriate, irk, irritate, molest, needle, nettle, offend, peeve, perplex, pester, pique, plague, provoke, put out, rasp, ride, rile, tease, tick off, torment, trouble, turn off, upset, worry |
Antonyms: |
aid, assist, help, please, soothe |