Synonym of be a thorn in someone's flesh

Verb

(usually used in third person form "gets") To annoy or irritate
get annoy irritate exasperate anger irk vex inflame put out nettle needle provoke incense infuriate madden rub up the wrong way aggravate peeve miff rile get to hack off give someone the hump drive mad drive crazy drive nuts make someone see red wind up agitate bother bug nark get across tee off perturb tick off displease eat grate ruffle burn up chafe disturb frustrate enrage gall fire up upset get in your hair get on one's nerves get on your nerves get someone's wick get under your skin get up someone's nose get your back up get your dander up get your goat get your hackles up gnaw harry make somebody's hackles rise make your blood boil rattle someone's cage ruffle one's feathers try your patience pique rankle offend outrage hassle gravel ride trouble distress fret worry rark pain tease nag discompose disgust disquiet torment try chagrin hound dissatisfy mither bite be a pain in the neck give a hard time get on your wick rankle with drive up the wall drive bananas be a thorn in someone's side bum out antagonize roil antagonise rasp affront ire mad spite pester steam up enflame persecute frost hump gripe goad disgruntle harass exacerbate hack you off drive to distraction get at itch rub the wrong way give someone the pip make angry put your back up plague rattle drive round the twist drive round the bend make cross hurt wound T-off turn off raise your hackles get someone aggrieve empurple sting insult mortify send into a rage egg on make waves put someone's nose out of joint grieve dismay sadden afflict fluster ail embitter faze perplex depress umbrage stir up badger cheese off bedevil burn disoblige grate on eat at rub you up the wrong way hurt somebody's feelings give someone grief cut to the quick agonize discountenance disconcert excite unsettle shock craze unnerve unhinge hack dog discombobulate fuss give offence to agonise be at distemper distract be on your back abrade make you see red cause offense drive you up the wall wear on be on the back of pick on get across someone alarm bait slight molest cross horrify incommode brown off throw shake inconvenience break sicken repel discommode jar acerbate discomfit discomfort embarrass disappoint scandalize jar on hagride frazzle jangle eat away at undo work up zing throw off balance raise hell weird out set one's teeth on edge scandalise ask for it concern injure confound make unhappy stick in one's craw whip up bum alarum prick be an affront to indispose flurry be offensive freak out get a rise out of derail incite sour chide rile up get on someone mix up give a bad time cut wig steam breathe down someone's neck get on the wrong side of make an enemy of somebody irritate greatly rouse try the patience of mess push someon's buttons mess with fester snit pet tiff huff stew niggle bristle make you angry discontent misplease play dirty disaffect revolt test put on edge set on edge hit a sour note get on grill nudge henpeck boil arouse mist beleaguer appall cause offence to boil over make indignant wrong appal cause offense to make sore lose one's temper blow up cause annoyance to cause resentment to push button heat up hit where one lives work on drive you crazy drive you out of your mind possess drive you off your head drive you to distraction drive out of mind make somebody's blood boil drive you round the twist make livid drive you round the bend shatter give offence dis put down be disagreeable disrespect diss snub slur tread on someone's toes humiliate gnaw at obsess fog fog up mist up cloud eat up anguish arouse anxiety in make miserable strap do a number on curse be on one's case tantalize make wretched cause suffering to push buttons oppress make it tough for torture nit-pick weigh on cut up tantalise rack push cause anguish to exercise stress desolate strain harrow martyr make see red be like a red rag to a bull mist over cloud over become misty become misted frighten become covered with condensation rock the boat turn incapacitate flip make a scene spook pother floor turn on lay up flip out cramp key up debilitate psych bewilder devastate repulse excruciate nauseate cause anguish cause suffering be hurtful to be disagreeable to push the buttons of bleed mourn lambaste nag at cause sorrow thumb nose at

Antonym of be a thorn in someone's flesh

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