nettle
noun
[ ˈnɛt(ə)l ]
• a herbaceous plant which has jagged leaves covered with stinging hairs.
nettle
verb
• irritate or annoy (someone).
• "‘I was only asking,’ Jess said, nettled"
Similar:
irritate,
annoy,
irk,
gall,
vex,
anger,
exasperate,
infuriate,
bother,
provoke,
upset,
displease,
offend,
affront,
get/put someone's back up,
disgruntle,
rankle with,
pique,
needle,
ruffle,
get on someone's nerves,
try someone's patience,
ruffle someone's feathers,
make someone's hackles rise,
raise someone's hackles,
chafe,
rub up the wrong way,
rankle,
ride,
gravel,
peeve,
aggravate,
miff,
rile,
get,
get to,
bug,
get under someone's skin,
get in someone's hair,
hack off,
get someone's goat,
drive up the wall,
nark,
get on someone's wick,
give someone the hump,
wind up,
get across someone,
get up someone's nose,
tick off,
rark,
exacerbate,
hump,
rasp,
irritated,
annoyed,
cross,
put out,
irked,
galled,
vexed,
exasperated,
infuriated,
displeased,
offended,
affronted,
disgruntled,
piqued,
aggrieved,
stung,
huffy,
in a huff,
peeved,
aggravated,
miffed,
miffy,
riled,
hacked off,
peed off,
cheesed off,
browned off,
brassed off,
narked,
eggy,
not best pleased,
teed off,
ticked off,
sore,
snuffy,
piss off,
get on someone's tits,
pissed off,
• sting with nettles.
Origin:
Old English netle, netele, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch netel and German Nessel . The verb dates from late Middle English.
