RILES Synonyms

• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

• excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame

• excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus

• make worse

• exasperate or irritate

• call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

• evoke or provoke to appear or occur

• provide the needed stimulus for

• annoy continually or chronically

• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

• disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress

• change the arrangement or position of

• subject to prolonged examination, discussion, or deliberation

• be a mystery or bewildering to

• a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance

• the state of being angry

• belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)

• make angry

• become angry

• an angry disturbance

• something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness

• take the trouble to do something; concern oneself

• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

• to cause inconvenience or discomfort to

• intrude or enter uninvited

• make nervous or agitated

• make confused or perplexed or puzzled

• soreness and warmth caused by friction

• anger produced by some annoying irritation

• become or make sore by or as if by rubbing

• feel extreme irritation or anger

• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

• tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading

• cause friction

• warm by rubbing, as with the hands

• an evil supernatural being

• (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell

• a word used in exclamations of confusion

• a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man)

• a cruel wicked and inhuman person

• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

• coat or stuff with a spicy paste

• rock fragments and pebbles

• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

• cover with gravel

• be a mystery or bewildering to

• an informer or spy working for the police

• a lawman concerned with narcotics violations

• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

• inform or spy (for the police)

• any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae)

• sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation

• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

• a small piece of cloth

• a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities

• music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)

• newspaper with half-size pages

• a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)

• treat cruelly

• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

• play in ragtime

• harass with persistent criticism or carping

• censure severely or angrily

• break into lumps before sorting

• be agitated

• make turbid by stirring up the sediments of

• reach or gain access to

• influence by corruption

• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

• reach a goal

• arrive at the point of

• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations