To impair or destroy the composure of

• rattle

  1. To secure ratlines to (shrouds).

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  1. To secure ratlines to (shrouds).

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• upset

  1. To cause to overturn; knock or tip over:
  2. To disturb the functioning, order, or course of:
  3. To cause (the stomach) to feel ill.

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  1. To cause to overturn; knock or tip over:
  2. To disturb the functioning, order, or course of:
  3. To cause (the stomach) to feel ill.

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• unsettle

  1. To change from a settled condition; disrupt:
  2. To make uneasy; disturb:

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  1. To change from a settled condition; disrupt:
  2. To make uneasy; disturb:

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• toss

  1. To throw lightly or casually or with a sudden jerk:
  2. To throw or propel upward:
  3. To throw or propel to the ground:

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  1. To throw lightly or casually or with a sudden jerk:
  2. To throw or propel upward:
  3. To throw or propel to the ground:

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• shake

  1. To cause to move from side to side or up and down with jerky movements:
  2. To cause to tremble, vibrate, or rock:
  3. To brandish or wave, especially in anger:

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  1. To cause to move from side to side or up and down with jerky movements:
  2. To cause to tremble, vibrate, or rock:
  3. To brandish or wave, especially in anger:

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• rock

  1. Relatively hard, naturally formed mineral or petrified matter; stone.
  2. A relatively small piece or fragment of such material.
  3. A relatively large body of such material, as a cliff or peak.

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  1. Relatively hard, naturally formed mineral or petrified matter; stone.
  2. A relatively small piece or fragment of such material.
  3. A relatively large body of such material, as a cliff or peak.

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• perturb

  1. To disturb or confuse; make uneasy or anxious:
  2. To cause (a system) to become altered or imbalanced from a normal state:
  3. To cause perturbation in (the orbit of a celestial body, for example) by gravitational interaction.

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  1. To disturb or confuse; make uneasy or anxious:
  2. To cause (a system) to become altered or imbalanced from a normal state:
  3. To cause perturbation in (the orbit of a celestial body, for example) by gravitational interaction.

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• fluster

  1. To make or become nervous or upset.
  2. A state of agitation, confusion, or excitement.

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  1. To make or become nervous or upset.
  2. A state of agitation, confusion, or excitement.

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• flurry

  1. A brief, light snowfall.
  2. A sudden gust of wind.
  3. A stirring mass, as of leaves or dust; a shower.

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  1. A brief, light snowfall.
  2. A sudden gust of wind.
  3. A stirring mass, as of leaves or dust; a shower.

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• disturb

  1. To break up or destroy the tranquility, order, or settled state of:
  2. To trouble emotionally or mentally; upset:
  3. To interfere with; interrupt:

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  1. To break up or destroy the tranquility, order, or settled state of:
  2. To trouble emotionally or mentally; upset:
  3. To interfere with; interrupt:

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• distract

  1. To cause (someone) to have difficulty paying attention to something:
  2. To attract (the attention) away from its original focus; divert.
  3. To cause to feel worried or uneasy; unsettle:

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  1. To cause (someone) to have difficulty paying attention to something:
  2. To attract (the attention) away from its original focus; divert.
  3. To cause to feel worried or uneasy; unsettle:

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• disquiet

  1. To deprive of peace or rest; trouble.
  2. Absence of peace or rest; anxiety.
  3. Uneasy; restless.

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  1. To deprive of peace or rest; trouble.
  2. Absence of peace or rest; anxiety.
  3. Uneasy; restless.

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• discompose

  1. To disturb the composure or calm of; perturb.
  2. To put into a state of disorder.

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  1. To disturb the composure or calm of; perturb.
  2. To put into a state of disorder.

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• bother

  1. To cause to be irritated, especially by repeated acts; trouble or annoy:
  2. To make agitated or perplexed; upset:
  3. To intrude on without warrant or invitation; disturb:

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  1. To cause to be irritated, especially by repeated acts; trouble or annoy:
  2. To make agitated or perplexed; upset:
  3. To intrude on without warrant or invitation; disturb:

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• agitate

  1. To cause to move with violence or sudden force.
  2. To upset; disturb:
  3. To arouse interest in (a cause, for example) by use of the written or spoken word; discuss or debate.

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  1. To cause to move with violence or sudden force.
  2. To upset; disturb:
  3. To arouse interest in (a cause, for example) by use of the written or spoken word; discuss or debate.

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To trouble the nerves or peace of mind of, especially by repeated vexations

• vex

  1. To irritate, bother, or frustrate:
  2. To cause perplexity in; baffle:
  3. To cause difficulty or trouble to:

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  1. To irritate, bother, or frustrate:
  2. To cause perplexity in; baffle:
  3. To cause difficulty or trouble to:

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• rile

  1. To anger or irritate.
  2. To stir up (liquid); roil.

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  1. To anger or irritate.
  2. To stir up (liquid); roil.

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• put out

  1. (baseball) The statistic of the number of outs a defensive player directly caused.
  2. Taking offense; indignant.
  3. To place outside or eject.

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  1. (baseball) The statistic of the number of outs a defensive player directly caused.
  2. Taking offense; indignant.
  3. To place outside or eject.

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• provoke

  1. To incite to anger or resentment:
  2. To stir to action or feeling:
  3. To give rise to; bring about:

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  1. To incite to anger or resentment:
  2. To stir to action or feeling:
  3. To give rise to; bring about:

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• peeve

  1. To cause to be annoyed or resentful.
  2. A vexation; a grievance:
  3. A resentful mood:

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  1. To cause to be annoyed or resentful.
  2. A vexation; a grievance:
  3. A resentful mood:

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• nettle

  1. Any of various plants of the genus Urtica, having toothed leaves, unisexual apetalous flowers, and stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact.
  2. Any of various hairy, stinging, or prickly plants.
  3. To sting with or as if with a nettle.

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  1. Any of various plants of the genus Urtica, having toothed leaves, unisexual apetalous flowers, and stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact.
  2. Any of various hairy, stinging, or prickly plants.
  3. To sting with or as if with a nettle.

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• irritate

  1. To cause (someone) to feel impatient or angry; annoy:
  2. To make sore or inflamed:
  3. To cause a physiological response to a stimulus in (a cell, body tissue, or organism).

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  1. To cause (someone) to feel impatient or angry; annoy:
  2. To make sore or inflamed:
  3. To cause a physiological response to a stimulus in (a cell, body tissue, or organism).

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• irk

  1. To be irritating, wearisome, or vexing to.

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  1. To be irritating, wearisome, or vexing to.

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• get

  1. To come into possession or use of; receive:
  2. To meet with or incur:
  3. To go after and obtain:

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  1. To come into possession or use of; receive:
  2. To meet with or incur:
  3. To go after and obtain:

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• gall

  1. Outrageous insolence; effrontery:
  2. Bitterness of feeling; rancor.
  3. Something bitter to endure:

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  1. Outrageous insolence; effrontery:
  2. Bitterness of feeling; rancor.
  3. Something bitter to endure:

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• fret

  1. To be vexed or troubled; worry.
  2. To be worn or eaten away; become corroded.
  3. To move agitatedly.

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  1. To be vexed or troubled; worry.
  2. To be worn or eaten away; become corroded.
  3. To move agitatedly.

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• exasperate

  1. To make very angry or impatient; annoy greatly.
  2. To increase the gravity or intensity of:

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  1. To make very angry or impatient; annoy greatly.
  2. To increase the gravity or intensity of:

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• disturb

  1. To break up or destroy the tranquility, order, or settled state of:
  2. To trouble emotionally or mentally; upset:
  3. To interfere with; interrupt:

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  1. To break up or destroy the tranquility, order, or settled state of:
  2. To trouble emotionally or mentally; upset:
  3. To interfere with; interrupt:

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• chafe

  1. To wear away or irritate by rubbing or friction:
  2. To annoy; vex:
  3. To warm by rubbing, as with the hands.

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  1. To wear away or irritate by rubbing or friction:
  2. To annoy; vex:
  3. To warm by rubbing, as with the hands.

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• bug

  1. An insect having mouthparts used for piercing and sucking, such as an aphid, a bedbug, or a stinkbug.
  2. An insect of any kind, such as a cockroach or a ladybug.
  3. A small invertebrate with many legs, such as a spider or a centipede.

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  1. An insect having mouthparts used for piercing and sucking, such as an aphid, a bedbug, or a stinkbug.
  2. An insect of any kind, such as a cockroach or a ladybug.
  3. A small invertebrate with many legs, such as a spider or a centipede.

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• bother

  1. To cause to be irritated, especially by repeated acts; trouble or annoy:
  2. To make agitated or perplexed; upset:
  3. To intrude on without warrant or invitation; disturb:

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  1. To cause to be irritated, especially by repeated acts; trouble or annoy:
  2. To make agitated or perplexed; upset:
  3. To intrude on without warrant or invitation; disturb:

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• annoy

  1. To cause irritation to (another); make somewhat angry.
  2. To harass or disturb by repeated attacks.

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  1. To cause irritation to (another); make somewhat angry.
  2. To harass or disturb by repeated attacks.

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• aggravate

  1. To make worse or more troublesome:
  2. To annoy or exasperate:

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  1. To make worse or more troublesome:
  2. To annoy or exasperate:

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To disarrange

• dishevel

  1. To loosen and let fall (hair or clothing) in disarray.
  2. To disarrange the hair or clothing of.
  3. To throw into disorder.

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  1. To loosen and let fall (hair or clothing) in disarray.
  2. To disarrange the hair or clothing of.
  3. To throw into disorder.

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• tousle

  1. To disarrange or rumple; dishevel.
  2. A disheveled mass, as of hair.

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  1. To disarrange or rumple; dishevel.
  2. A disheveled mass, as of hair.

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• rumple

  1. To wrinkle or form into folds or creases.
  2. To make unkempt or untidy.
  3. To become wrinkled or creased.

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  1. To wrinkle or form into folds or creases.
  2. To make unkempt or untidy.
  3. To become wrinkled or creased.

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To anger

• nettle

  1. Any of various plants of the genus Urtica, having toothed leaves, unisexual apetalous flowers, and stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact.
  2. Any of various hairy, stinging, or prickly plants.
  3. To sting with or as if with a nettle.

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  1. Any of various plants of the genus Urtica, having toothed leaves, unisexual apetalous flowers, and stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact.
  2. Any of various hairy, stinging, or prickly plants.
  3. To sting with or as if with a nettle.

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• fret

  1. To be vexed or troubled; worry.
  2. To be worn or eaten away; become corroded.
  3. To move agitatedly.

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  1. To be vexed or troubled; worry.
  2. To be worn or eaten away; become corroded.
  3. To move agitatedly.

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• irritate

  1. To cause (someone) to feel impatient or angry; annoy:
  2. To make sore or inflamed:
  3. To cause a physiological response to a stimulus in (a cell, body tissue, or organism).

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  1. To cause (someone) to feel impatient or angry; annoy:
  2. To make sore or inflamed:
  3. To cause a physiological response to a stimulus in (a cell, body tissue, or organism).

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