adjective
Troubling the nerves or peace of mind, as by repeated vexations
Synonyms: annoying, vexing, bothersome, galling, irksome, irritating, agitative, nettlesome, plaguy, tormenting, troublesome, vexatious, agitating
verb
Annoy continually or chronically
Synonyms: stimulating, spurring, prompting, piquing, causing, stirring, instigating, kindling, rousing, inspiring, prodding, inciting, moving, motivating, evoking, harassing, galvanizing, inflaming, arousing, molesting, triggering, vexing, raising, upsetting, fomenting, teasing, starting, ruffling, firing, propelling, plaguing, exciting, riling, quickening, goading, perturbing, outraging, pricking, offending, maddening, besetting, irritating, insulting, infuriating, incensing, harrying, generating, enkindling, exasperating, exacerbating, displeasing, impelling, challenging, hassling, chafing, eliciting, bugging, bothering, baiting, annoying, angering, aggravating
Antonyms: delighting, pleasing
verb
Evoke or provoke to appear or occur
Synonyms: stimulating, maddening, producing, evoking, infuriating, incensing, burning, angering, making
Antonyms: stopping, allaying, preventing, halting, ending
verb
Start
Synonyms: irritating, vexing, ruffling, riling, nettling, bothering, irking, getting, fretting, exasperating, aggravating, disturbing, chafing, bugging, annoying
Antonyms: deterring