Synonyms and antonyms of To make someone worried or nervous in British Thesaurus

worry (verb)

to make someone feel nervous and upset

concern (verb)

to worry someone

tear apart ()

to make someone feel very sad, upset, or worried

alarm (verb)

to make someone frightened or worried that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen

frighten (verb)

to make someone feel nervous or worried

distress (verb)

to make someone feel very unhappy, worried, or upset

weigh on ()

to cause problems for someone or something, or to make someone worried

unsettle (verb)

to make someone feel nervous, confused, or upset

bother (verb)

to make someone feel worried or upset

disturb (verb)

to upset and worry someone a lot

agitate (verb)

to make someone worried or upset

assail (verb)

to make someone feel worried or upset

be/lie/weigh heavy on ()

to make you feel continuously worried or uncomfortable

chill (verb)

to make someone feel extremely frightened or worried

daunt (verb)

if something daunts you, it makes you worried because you think that it will be very difficult or dangerous to do

disconcert (verb)

to make someone feel worried, confused, or surprised

dismay (verb)

to make someone very worried, disappointed, or sad

eat away at ()

to make someone feel more and more unhappy or worried

exercise (verb)

very formal to worry someone, or to make them think hard about something

fluster (verb)

to make someone feel confused, embarrassed, or nervous

frighten away/off ()

to make someone so worried or nervous that they decide not to become involved with something

fuss (verb)

Britishinformal to make someone feel worried and nervous

give someone the creeps ()

to make someone feel nervous or frightened

give someone ulcers ()

to make someone extremely worried

gnaw at ()

if something gnaws at you, you keep worrying about it or feeling upset about it

go/get beyond a joke ()

if a situation goes beyond a joke, it becomes annoying or makes you feel worried

hang over ()

if something hangs over you, you worry about it or feel upset about it

haunt (verb)

to make someone feel worried and upset for a long time

jangle (verb)

if something jangles someone’s nerves, it makes them feel very nervous

let someone stew (in their own juice) ()

to deliberately leave someone to worry about something that they have done wrong

make someone’s blood run/turn/go cold ()

to make someone feel suddenly very frightened or worried

nag (verb)

if a doubt, worry, or fear nags you or nags at you, you cannot stop thinking about it for very long

niggle (verb)

British to worry or annoy someone slightly but continuously

oppress (verb)

to make someone feel very worried or unhappy

panic (verb)

to make someone feel great fear or worry so that they cannot think clearly or decide what to do

prey on someone’s mind ()

if something preys on your mind, you think and worry about it all the time

psych out ()

to talk or behave very confidently in order to make someone who you are competing against feel nervous and less likely to succeed

put the wind up someone ()

to make someone feel nervous or frightened

puzzle (verb)

to make someone worry and think hard, by being difficult to understand

rattle (verb)

informal to make someone feel nervous or angry

reek (verb)

literary to make you think that something unpleasant is involved in a particular situation

ruffle someone’s feathers ()

to make someone feel worried or annoyed

scare (verb)

to make someone feel frightened or worried

scare away ()

to make someone feel so frightened or worried that they do not do something that they had planned to do

scare into ()

to make someone feel so worried or frightened that they do something

spook (verb)

informal to make someone suddenly feel frightened or nervous

torture (verb)

to make someone feel extremely worried or upset about something

trouble (verb)

to make someone worried

unnerve (verb)

to make someone nervous or frightened

vex (verb)

old-fashioned to make someone annoyed, confused, or worried

weigh down ()

to cause problems for someone or something, or to make someone worried