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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bother, annoy |
| Synonyms: | abuse, afflict, badger, bait, bedevil, beset, break in, bug*, confuse, discommode, discompose, disquiet, disturb, encroach, frighten, harass, harry, heckle, hector, interrupt, intrude, irk, irritate, obtrude, persecute, perturb, pester, plague, pother, pursue, scare, tease, terrify, torment, trouble, upset, vex, worry |
| Antonyms: | assist, cheer, make happy, please |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | oppress |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | depress, subdue |
| Synonyms: | abuse, afflict, aggrieve, annoy, beat down, burden, crush, despotize, dishearten, dispirit, distress, encumber, force, handicap, harass, harry, hound, keep down, maltreat, outrage, overcome, overload, overpower, overthrow, overwhelm, persecute, pick on, plague, press, prey on, put down, put screws to, put the squeeze on, put upon, ride, rule, sadden, saddle, smother, strain, subjugate, suppress, tax, torment, torture, trample, trouble, tyrranize, vex, weigh heavy upon, worry, wrong |
| Antonyms: | aid, boost, delight, gladden, help, make happy |
| Main Entry: | pester |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bother, harass |
| Synonyms: | annoy, badger, be at, bedevil, beleaguer, bug*, disturb, dog*, drive crazy, drive up the wall, fret, get at, get in one's hair, get on one's nerves, get to, harry, hassle, hector, hound, importune, insist, irk, mess with, nag, nudge, pick at, plague, provoke, remind, ride*, tantalize, tease, torment, work on, worry |
| Antonyms: | delight, make happy, please |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | plague |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | annoy, disturb |
| Synonyms: | afflict, badger, bedevil, beleaguer, bother, chafe, fret, gall, gnaw, harass, harry, hassle, haunt, hector, hound, infest, irk, molest, pain, persecute, pester, pursue, ride, tease, torment, torture, trouble, vex, worry |
| Antonyms: | aid, assist, help, please |
| Main Entry: | pursue |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | chase, follow |
| Synonyms: | accompany, attend, badger, bait, bird-dog, bug, camp on the doorstep of, chivy, dog*, fish*, give chase, go after, harass, harry, haunt, hound, hunt, hunt down, move behind, nose around, oppress, persevere, persist, plague, play catch up, poke around, prowl after, ride, run after, run down, scout out, search for, search high heaven, search out, seek, shadow, stalk, tag, tail, take out after, trace, track, track down, trail |
| Antonyms: | retreat, run away |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | raid |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attack, pillage |
| Synonyms: | assail, assault, blockade, bomb, bombard, breach, break in, charge, descend on, despoil, devastate, fall upon, fire on, forage, foray, harass, harry, heat, inroad, invade, knock off, knock over, lean against, lean on, loot, maraud, march on, overrun, pirate, plunder, rake, ransack, rifle, rob, sack, sally, sally forth, shell, slough, spoliate, storm, strafe, strike, sweep, swoop, tip over, torpedo, waste |
| Antonyms: | aid, assist, guard, help, protect |
| Main Entry: | ravage |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | destroy, ransack |
| Synonyms: | annihilate, break up, capture, consume, cream*, crush, damage, demolish, desecrate, desolate, despoil, devastate, dismantle, disorganize, disrupt, exterminate, extinguish, forage, foray, gut, harry, impair, lay waste, leave in ruins, loot, overrun, overthrow, overwhelm, pillage, pirate, plunder, prey, prostrate, pull down, raid, rape, raze, rob, ruin, sack, seize, shatter, sink, smash, spoil, spoliate, stamp out, strip, sweep away, total*, trample, trash, waste, wreak havoc, wreck, wrest |
| Antonyms: | aid, assist, help, protect |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ride |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dominate, oppress |
| Synonyms: | afflict, annoy, badger, bait, be arbitrary, be autocratic, berate, disparage, domineer, enslave, grip, harass, harry, haunt, hector, hound, override, persecute, rate, reproach, revile, scold, torment, torture, tyrannize, upbraid |
| Antonyms: | free, release |
| Main Entry: | tantalize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | provoke, tease |
| Synonyms: | annoy, badger, baffle, bait, bedevil, beleaguer, charm, entice, fascinate, frustrate, gnaw, harass, harry, keep hanging, lead on, make mouth water, pester, plague, taunt, thwart, titillate, torment, torture, worry |
| Antonyms: | disenchant, repulse, turn off |
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