hagrides
/ˈhæɡˌraɪdz/
VERB
1. To torment, distress, or cause persistent anxiety
To cause someone prolonged mental or emotional suffering through fear, worry, disturbing thoughts, or oppressive circumstances.
1.1. Tormenting and causing emotional distress
Causing someone intense or persistent mental suffering, anguish, or emotional discomfort.
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Antonyms
- allays
- alleviates
- assuages
- calms
- soothes
Examples
- The legend of the haunted forest hagrides the minds of those who live nearby.
- The mysterious disappearance of the explorer hagrides the expedition team.
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1.2. Harassing or persistently bothering
Repeatedly troubling, irritating, or pressuring someone through unwanted attention, persistent demands, or unpleasant behavior.
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Examples
- The constant complaints hagrides the manager throughout the working day.
- Repeated interruptions hagrides the employees and disrupts their concentration.
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1.3. Alarming or frightening
Causing someone to experience fear, apprehension, or uneasiness through threatening or disturbing circumstances.
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Examples
- The eerie atmosphere of the abandoned house hagrides anyone who dares to venture inside.
- The ominous presence of dark clouds hagrides the coastal town.
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1.4. Embarrassing or discomposing
Making someone feel awkward, uncomfortable, confused, or self-conscious, especially through an unexpected or unsettling situation.
Synonyms
- abashes
- discomfits
- discomposes
- disconcerts
- embarrasses
- flusters
- mortifies
- nonpluses
Antonyms
- calms
- composes
- settles
- soothes
Examples
- The unexpected question hagrides the speaker during the presentation.
- The unfamiliar surroundings hagrides the nervous visitors.
Related Words
- confounds
- confuses
- discountenances
- discomforts
- fazes
- unnerves
1.5. Agitating or irritating someone
Provoking anger, frustration, annoyance, or emotional agitation through irritating actions or circumstances.
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Examples
- The repeated delays hagrides passengers waiting at the station.
- His careless remarks hagrides his colleagues and creates unnecessary tension.
Related Words
- antagonizes
- enrages
- infuriates
- irks
- maddens
- provokes
- ruffles