| Main Entry: |
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| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
make someone mad; become mad |
| Synonyms: |
acerbate,
affront,
aggravate,
agitate,
annoy,
antagonize,
arouse,
bait, blow up, boil over, boil, bristle,
burn, burn up,
chafe,
craze*,
cross, displease, egg on, embitter, enrage,
exacerbate,
exasperate,
excite,
fret,
gall, get mad, get on one's nerves,
goad, incense, inflame, infuriate,
irritate, lose one's temper, madden, make sore, miff, nettle,
offend,
outrage,
pique,
provoke, raise hell,
rankle,
rant,
rave, rile, ruffle, seethe, steam up, stew, stir up,
tempt,
umbrage,
vex
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| Antonyms: |
calm, forbear, make happy, quiet, soothe
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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