HAGRIDE Synonyms: 90 Similar and Opposite Words

hagride

verb

ˈhag-ˌrīd

Definition of hagride

as in to bother

to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy hagridden by the specter of a terrorist attack, residents of the city were on edge

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The one issue that is bothering me at or just before launch is the CPU's Wear and Tear management.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
As if the constant barrage of political ads wasn't enough, some WCCO viewers are particularly bothered by the language candidates are using.

— Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of bother

Verb

Burke’s friends and acquaintances who spoke with Rolling Stone were similarly disturbed.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026
China’s introduction of a common buying agency has disturbed what has been an evenly balanced relationship which has sometimes favored one side over the other, but which eventually finds equilibrium.

— Tim Treadgold, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of disturb

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Survivors have expressed frustration and worry over growing support for the possession of nuclear weapons for deterrence by the international community, including Japan.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
But the nanny never worried the Massachusetts mother might be a danger to her children or to herself.

— Michael Casey, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of worry

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Found in many foods For consumers, of course, the latest food safety concerns can be alarming given that lettuce and jalapeño peppers are used in many of the roughly 1 billion meals Americans consume daily.

— Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Meanwhile, Murphy is alarmed by what Iran stands to benefit from an end to the war.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of alarm

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The running text would distract from interviews of newsmakers, for example, but executives do see more chances to use it.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026
Environmental groups, including the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives, argue that bioplastics maintain the single-use paradigm and distract from real solutions.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of distract

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New to this generation, the Galaxy Watch 9 will monitor your overnight vitals, including your blood oxygen saturation (SpO2), heart rate, heart rate variability, respiratory rate, and skin temperature, to surface any concerning measurements.

— Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026
Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas, the state’s top elections official, conceded the errors that led to lawsuits by Democrats in Hartford and Enfield concerning the gathering of petition signatures in order to force a primary.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of concern

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Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich faces a fight for political survival in elections in October after angering his fellow West Bank settlers by voting not to punish ultra-Orthodox Jews who refuse to serve in the military.

— Reuters, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026
The actor also objected to being a locker room scene that required full-frontal nudity, which allegedly angered Russell, TMZ reported.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of anger

Verb

Because the posters ran in untargeted locations, including on the London Underground and at a site visible from a children’s nursery, the regulator concluded the imagery was likely to distress young children who saw it.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026
Jeffrey Tam, a lawyer for nine residents of the Wang Fuk Court, noted some residents decided to give evidence despite being distressed by the tragedy.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 2026

Definition of distress

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