All cut to the quick synonyms

verb cut to the quick

• gall — (Pizi) 1840?–94, leader of the Hunkpapa Sioux: a major chief in the battle of Little Bighorn.
• rile — to irritate or vex.
• irk — to irritate, annoy, or exasperate: It irked him to wait in line.
• antagonize — If you antagonize someone, you make them feel angry or hostile towards you.
• incense — an aromatic gum or other substance producing a sweet odor when burned, used in religious ceremonies, to enhance a mood, etc.
• disgust — to cause loathing or nausea in.
• disappoint — to fail to fulfill the expectations or wishes of: His gross ingratitude disappointed us.
• nettle — any plant of the genus Urtica, covered with stinging hairs. Compare nettle family.
• disgruntle — to put into a state of sulky dissatisfaction; make discontent.
• repel — to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
• anger — Anger is the strong emotion that you feel when you think that someone has behaved in an unfair, cruel, or unacceptable way.
• provoke — to anger, enrage, exasperate, or vex.
• wing — either of the two forelimbs of most birds and of bats, corresponding to the human arms, that are specialized for flight.
• worry — to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret.
• fret — to feel or express worry, annoyance, discontent, or the like: Fretting about the lost ring isn't going to help.
• discomfit — to confuse and deject; disconcert: to be discomfited by a question.
• hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
• sink — to displace part of the volume of a supporting substance or object and become totally or partially submerged or enveloped; fall or descend into or below the surface or to the bottom (often followed by in or into): The battleship sank within two hours. His foot sank in the mud. Her head sinks into the pillows.
• reduce — to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.: to reduce one's weight by 10 pounds.
• deny — When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
• break — When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
• abash — to cause to feel ill at ease, embarrassed, or confused; make ashamed
• demean — If you demean yourself, you do something which makes people have less respect for you.
• degrade — Something that degrades someone causes people to have less respect for them.
• snub — to treat with disdain or contempt, especially by ignoring.
• debase — To debase something means to reduce its value or quality.
• demote — If someone demotes you, they give you a lower rank or a less important position than you already have, often as a punishment.
• silence — absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
• abase — to humble or belittle (oneself, etc)
• distress — great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble.
• afflict — If you are afflicted by pain, illness, or disaster, it affects you badly and makes you suffer.
• displease — to incur the dissatisfaction, dislike, or disapproval of; offend; annoy: His reply displeased the judge.
• torment — to afflict with great bodily or mental suffering; pain: to be tormented with violent headaches.
• martyr — a person who willingly suffers death rather than renounce his or her religion.
• vitiate — to impair the quality of; make faulty; spoil.
• lambaste — to beat or whip severely.
• torture — the act of inflicting excruciating pain, as punishment or revenge, as a means of getting a confession or information, or for sheer cruelty.
• burn — If there is a fire or a flame somewhere, you say that there is a fire or flame burning there.
• abuse — Abuse of someone is cruel and violent treatment of them.
• aggrieve — to grieve; distress; afflict
• chafe — If your skin chafes or is chafed by something, it becomes sore as a result of something rubbing against it.
• faze — to cause to be disturbed or disconcerted; daunt: The worst insults cannot faze him.
• grieve — to feel grief or great sorrow: She has grieved over his death for nearly three years.
• try — to attempt to do or accomplish: Try it before you say it's simple.
• prejudice — an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason.
• discommode — to cause inconvenience to; disturb, trouble, or bother.
• martyrize — to make a martyr of: The ancient Romans martyrized many Christians.
• gird — to gibe or jeer at; taunt.
• dishonor — lack or loss of honor; disgraceful or dishonest character or conduct.
• slight — small in amount, degree, etc.: a slight increase; a slight odor.