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bother(verb, upset, annoy, irritate, anger)
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bristle(verb, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
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cross(verb, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
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curdle(noun, change, turn, spoil, sour)
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displease(verb, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
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disturb(verb, annoy, anger, exasperate, enrage)
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enrage(verb, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
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fret(verb, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
2
gall(verb, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
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get mad(expression, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
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goad(verb, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
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irk(verb, annoy, irritate, anger, enrage)
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make sore(expression, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
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miff(verb, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
2
nettle(verb, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
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outrage(verb, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
2
peeve(annoy, anger, enrage)
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perturb(verb, exasperate)
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raise hell(expression, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
2
rankle(verb, harm, annoy, provoke, excite)
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