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nettled |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb nettle 1 of 2 senses of nettle Sense 2 annoy, rag, get to bother, get at irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil => get => eat into fret, rankle, grate => peeve => ruffle => fret => harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke => torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate => antagonize, antagonise Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb nettle 1 of 2 senses of nettle Sense 2 annoy, rag, get to bother, get at irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil => get => eat into fret, rankle, grate => peeve => ruffle => fret => harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke => nettle, needle, goad => torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate => madden => hamstring => tease, badger, harass, pester, bug, beleaguer => persecute, oppress, harass => purge => haze => antagonize, antagonise Entailment of verb nettle Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb nettle 2 senses of nettle Sense 1 nettle, needle, goad => harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke Sense 2 annoy, rag, get to bother, get at irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil => displease Familiarity of verb nettle nettle used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb nettle Sense 1 nettle, needle, goad => harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke -------------- Sense 2 annoy, rag, get to bother, get at irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil => displease -------------- Overview of verb nettle The verb nettle has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) nettle, needle, goad -- (goad or provoke,as by constant criticism; "He needled her with his sarcastic remarks") 2. annoy, rag, get to bother, get at irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil -- (cause annoyance in disturb, esp. by minor irritations: "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves") Overview of adj nettled The adj nettled has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. annoyed, irritated, miffed, nettled, peeved, pissed, riled, roiled, steamed, stung -- (aroused to impatience or anger; "made an irritated gesture"; "feeling nettled from the constant teasing"; "peeved about being left out"; "felt really pissed at her snootiness"; "riled no end by his lies"; "roiled by the delay") Antonyms of adj nettled 1 sense of nettled Sense 1 annoyed, irritated, miffed, nettled, peeved, pissed, riled, roiled, steamed, stung INDIRECT (VIA displeased) -> pleased Similarity of adj nettled 1 sense of nettled Sense 1 annoyed, irritated, miffed, nettled, peeved, pissed, riled, roiled, steamed, stung => displeased (vs. pleased) Attributes of adj nettled Familiarity of adj nettled nettled used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj nettled nettled Overview of verb nettle The verb nettle has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) nettle, needle, goad -- (goad or provoke,as by constant criticism; "He needled her with his sarcastic remarks") 2. annoy, rag, get to bother, get at irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil -- (cause annoyance in disturb, esp. by minor irritations: "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves") Overview of adj nettled The adj nettled has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. annoyed, irritated, miffed, nettled, peeved, pissed, riled, roiled, steamed, stung -- (aroused to impatience or anger; "made an irritated gesture"; "feeling nettled from the constant teasing"; "peeved about being left out"; "felt really pissed at her snootiness"; "riled no end by his lies"; "roiled by the delay")
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