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rubbing the wrong wayphrasepresent participle of rub the wrong way to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable actsThose customers really rubbed their server the wrong way. aggravating, annoying, bothering, bugging, burning (up), chafing, eating, exasperating, frosting, galling, getting, grating, griping, hacking (off), irking, irritating, itching, narking(British), nettling, peeving, persecuting, piquing, putting out, rasping, riling, ruffling, spiting, vexing hassling, hecklingnagginginflaming(also enflaming), provoking, rousingbadgering, baiting, bullyragging(also ballyragging), deviling(or devilling), hagriding, harassing, harrying, pestering, plaguing, teasingangering, antagonizing, enraging, incensing, infuriating, maddening, rankling, roilingagitating, discomforting, discomposing, disquieting, distressing, exercising, freaking (out), fretting, perturbing, undoing, unhinging, unsettling, upsetting, worryingaffronting, insulting, miffing, offending, outraging getting one's goat, getting on one's nerves, getting to, setting one's teeth on edge, sticking in one's craw, wearing on appeasing, conciliating, mollifying, obliging, pacifying, placating, propitiatingdelighting, gladdening, gratifying, pleasing, satisfyingassuring, cheering, comforting, consoling, contenting, quieting, reassuring, solacing, soothing to make angryThe whole situation just rubbed him the wrong way and he began to shout. angering, enraging, incensing, inflaming(also enflaming), infuriating, iring, maddening, madding, outraging, rankling, riling, roiling, steaming up, ticking off affronting, aggravating, annoying, burning (up), crossing, exasperating, getting, huffing, irritating, miffing, nettling, offending, peeving, piquing, provoking, putting out, ruffling, vexingantagonizing, embittering, envenoming getting one's goat delighting, gratifying, pleasing allaying, assuaging, relievingcomforting, consoling, soothingappeasing, conciliating, mollifying, pacifying, placatingcalming, lulling, quieting, settlingbeguiling, bewitching, captivating, charming, disarming, enchanting |