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Synonyms for ail
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More words related to ail
depress
verb. deject, make despondent; exhaust
- abase
- afflict
- ail
- bear down
- beat
- beat down
- bother
- bug
- bum out
- cast down
- chill
- cow
- damp
- dampen
- darken
- daunt
- debase
- debilitate
- degrade
- desolate
- devitalize
- discourage
- dishearten
- dismay
- dispirit
- distress
- disturb
- drag
- drain
- dull
- enervate
- faze
- keep under
- lower
- mock
- mortify
- oppress
- perturb
- press
- put down
- reduce
- reduce to tears
- run down
- sadden
- sap
- scorn
- slow
- throw cold water on
- torment
- trouble
- try
- turn one off
- upset
- weaken
- weary
- weigh down
depresses
verb. deject, make despondent; exhaust
- abase
- afflict
- ail
- bear down
- beat
- beat down
- bother
- bug
- bum out
- cast down
- chill
- cow
- damp
- dampen
- darken
- daunt
- debase
- debilitate
- degrade
- desolate
- devitalize
- discourage
- dishearten
- dismay
- dispirit
- distress
- disturb
- drag
- drain
- dull
- enervate
- faze
- keep under
- lower
- mock
- mortify
- oppress
- perturb
- press
- put down
- reduce
- reduce to tears
- run down
- sadden
- sap
- scorn
- slow
- throw cold water on
- torment
- trouble
- try
- turn one off
- upset
- weaken
- weary
- weigh down
distress
verb. worry, upset
- afflict
- aggrieve
- agonize
- ail
- be on one's case
- bother
- break
- bug
- burn up
- depress
- desolate
- discombobulate
- disquiet
- disturb
- do a number on
- dog
- eat
- get
- get to
- give a hard time
- grieve
- harass
- harry
- hound
- hurt
- injure
- irk
- irritate
- make it tough for
- miff
- nag
- needle
- nit-pick
- oppress
- pain
- peeve
- perplex
- pester
- pick on
- plague
- push
- push buttons
- rack
- sadden
- strain
- strap
- stress
- tick off
- torment
- torture
- trouble
- try
- vex
- weigh
- wound
distresses
verb. worry, upset
- afflict
- aggrieve
- agonize
- ail
- be on one's case
- bother
- break
- bug
- burn up
- depress
- desolate
- discombobulate
- disquiet
- disturb
- do a number on
- dog
- eat
- get
- get to
- give a hard time
- grieve
- harass
- harry
- hound
- hurt
- injure
- irk
- irritate
- make it tough for
- miff
- nag
- needle
- nit-pick
- oppress
- pain
- peeve
- perplex
- pester
- pick on
- plague
- push
- push buttons
- rack
- sadden
- strain
- strap
- stress
- tick off
- torment
- torture
- trouble
- try
- vex
- weigh
- wound
disturb
verb. bother, upset
- afflict
- agitate
- ail
- alarm
- amaze
- annoy
- arouse
- astound
- badger
- burn up
- complicate
- confound
- confuse
- depress
- discompose
- dishearten
- disrupt
- distract
- distress
- excite
- fluster
- frighten
- gall
- grieve
- harass
- interfere
- interrupt
- intrude
- irk
- irritate
- make uneasy
- molest
- muddle
- outrage
- pain
- perplex
- perturb
- pester
- pique
- plague
- provoke
- puzzle
- rattle
- rouse
- ruffle
- shake
- shake up
- startle
- tire
- trouble
- unhinge
- unnerve
- unsettle
- vex
- worry
disturbs
verb. bother, upset
- afflict
- agitate
- ail
- alarm
- amaze
- annoy
- arouse
- astound
- badger
- burn up
- complicate
- confound
- confuse
- depress
- discompose
- dishearten
- disrupt
- distract
- distress
- excite
- fluster
- frighten
- gall
- grieve
- harass
- interfere
- interrupt
- intrude
- irk
- irritate
- make uneasy
- molest
- muddle
- outrage
- pain
- perplex
- perturb
- pester
- pique
- plague
- provoke
- puzzle
- rattle
- rouse
- ruffle
- shake
- shake up
- startle
- tire
- trouble
- unhinge
- unnerve
- unsettle
- vex
- worry
hurt
verb. cause physical pain; experience pain
- abuse
- ache
- afflict
- ail
- be sore
- be tender
- belt
- bite
- blemish
- bruise
- burn
- cramp
- cut
- cut up
- damage
- disable
- do violence
- flail
- flog
- harm
- impair
- injure
- kick
- lacerate
- lash
- maltreat
- mar
- maul
- mess up
- nip
- pierce
- pinch
- pommel
- prick
- pummel
- punch
- puncture
- punish
- rough up
- shake up
- slap
- slug
- smart
- spank
- spoil
- squeeze
- stab
- sting
- tear
- throb
- torment
- torture
- total
- trouble
- wax
- whack
- whip
- wing
- wound
- wrack up
- wring
hurting
verb. cause physical pain; experience pain
- abuse
- ache
- afflict
- ail
- be sore
- be tender
- belt
- bite
- blemish
- bruise
- burn
- cramp
- cut
- cut up
- damage
- disable
- do violence
- flail
- flog
- harm
- impair
- injure
- kick
- lacerate
- lash
- maltreat
- mar
- maul
- mess up
- nip
- pierce
- pinch
- pommel
- prick
- pummel
- punch
- puncture
- punish
- rough up
- shake up
- slap
- slug
- smart
- spank
- spoil
- squeeze
- stab
- sting
- tear
- throb
- torment
- torture
- total
- trouble
- wax
- whack
- whip
- wing
- wound
- wrack up
- wring
pain
verb. bother, trouble
- ache
- afflict
- aggrieve
- agonize
- ail
- anguish
- annoy
- bite
- chafe
- chasten
- constrain
- convulse
- cut to the quick
- discomfort
- disquiet
- distress
- exasperate
- excruciate
- gall
- grieve
- gripe
- harass
- harm
- harrow
- hit where one lives
- hurt
- inflame
- injure
- irk
- irritate
- nick
- prick
- punish
- rack
- rile
- sadden
- smart
- sting
- strain
- stress
- suffer
- throb
- tingle
- torment
- torture
- upset
- vex
- worry
- wound
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.