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rubs the wrong wayphrasepresent tense third-person singular 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. aggravates, annoys, bothers, bugs, burns (up), chafes, eats, exasperates, frosts, galls, gets, grates, gripes, hacks (off), irks, irritates, itches, narks(British), nettles, peeves, persecutes, piques, puts out, rasps, riles, ruffles, spites, vexes hassles, hecklesnagsinflames(also enflames), provokes, rousesbadgers, baits, bullyrags(also ballyrags), devils, hagrides, harasses, harries, pesters, plagues, teasesangers, antagonizes, enrages, incenses, infuriates, maddens, rankles, roilsagitates, discomforts, discomposes, disquiets, distresses, exercises, freaks (out), frets, perturbs, undoes, unhinges, unsettles, upsets, worriesaffronts, insults, miffs, offends, outrages gets one's goat, gets on one's nerves, gets to, sets one's teeth on edge, sticks in one's craw, wears on appeases, conciliates, mollifies, obliges, pacifies, placates, propitiatesdelights, gladdens, gratifies, pleases, satisfiesassures, cheers, comforts, consoles, contents, quiets, reassures, solaces, soothes to make angryThe whole situation just rubbed him the wrong way and he began to shout. angers, enrages, incenses, inflames(also enflames), infuriates, ires, maddens, mads, outrages, rankles, riles, roils, steams up, ticks off affronts, aggravates, annoys, burns (up), crosses, exasperates, gets, huffs, irritates, miffs, nettles, offends, peeves, piques, provokes, puts out, ruffles, vexesantagonizes, embitters, envenoms gets one's goat delights, gratifies, pleases allays, assuages, relievescomforts, consoles, soothesappeases, conciliates, mollifies, pacifies, placatescalms, lulls, quiets, settlesbeguiles, bewitches, captivates, charms, disarms, enchants |