HACK OFF Synonyms: 100 Similar and Opposite Words

hack (off)

verb

Definition of hack (off)

as in to annoy

to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts people who ask blatantly stupid questions really hack me off

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To make matters worse, the team also polled people on what behaviors annoy them most about other beachgoers.

— Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2026
Of course, this would depend on whether the managers choose to pick their strongest teams in what for some is a meaningless, even annoying extra fixture, for squads who just want to go home.

— Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 18 July 2026

Definition of annoy

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Instead, as Laura bugs her sister long enough about just forgiving her already, Mary explodes.

— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 July 2026
The group alleged that as well as hacking their phones, journalists from the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday tapped landlines and bugged houses and cars.

— K.J. Yossman, Variety, 7 July 2026

Definition of bug

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The tequila shrimp empanadas disappear quickly, while the huitlacoche quesadilla folds Oaxaca cheese, mushrooms, roasted corn, and salsa macha crema into something deeper and earthier than most Midtown menus bother attempting.

— Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026
Maybe altering the letters bothered her most because publication inevitably makes the integrity of a letter—the message from writer to recipient—secondary.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026

Definition of bother

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Also on Wednesday, Blume returned a Pablo Picasso bust, Fernande/Beatrice (1905), to the descendants of German-Jewish dealer Alfred Flechtheim, who was persecuted by the Reich, reports TAN.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 16 July 2026
Mahmoud Khalil alleges private groups, including the conservative Heritage Foundation, and public leaders conspired to persecute him.

— Susan Svrluga, Washington Post, 14 July 2026

Definition of persecute

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Indoor air can carry particles and gases that irritate growing lungs and airways, making breathing problems and infections more likely.

— Dr. Lauren Zajac, Boston Herald, 19 July 2026
Formaldehyde can irritate our eyes, throats, noses and lungs, but can also cause cancer — suggesting that exposure to persistent wildfire smoke could become more toxic as time goes on.

— Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 17 July 2026

Definition of irritate

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In a new profile put out by Tablet, a Jewish magazine that has published pieces in support of Zionism, Lévy addressed the response to October 7 more broadly in the US.

— Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 14 July 2026
Firefighters work to put out a forest fire in the forest of Fontainebleau, southeast of Paris, in Noisy-sur-Ecole early on July 13, 2026.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 July 2026

Definition of put out

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The city banned data centers near transit and the Beltline, but this one is trying to get an exception.

— Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 15 July 2026
Residents in Congressional District 24 will get a chance to hear from candidates running to fill the seat of outgoing Congresswoman Frederica Wilson at a forum held in Little Haiti.

— Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026

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