Thesaurus
tell on
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of TELL
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to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response <the pressure of final exams is beginning to tell on the students in the dorm>
Related Words carry away, dazzle, enrapture, entrance, enthrall (or enthral), ravish, transport; bias, color; inspire, stir; engage, interest, involve, penetrate, pierce; afflict, agitate, bother, concern, discomfort, discompose, disquiet, distress, disturb, fluster, harass, harry, perturb, pester, plague, smite, strain, stress, trouble, try, upset, worry, wring; allure, attract, bewitch, captivate, charm, enchant, fascinate
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