146 entries under provoke topic. ×

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encounter(verb, upset, take, meet, attack)
7
flout(verb, upset, break, meet, show)
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nettle(verb, upset, trouble, hurt, bother)
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fret(verb, upset, trouble, hurt, bother)
6
dare(noun, verb, take, order, meet)
6
disoblige(verb, upset, hurt, disturb, abuse)
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enrage(verb, bother, disturb, raise, annoy)
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rile(verb, upset, trouble, hurt, bother)
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ruffle(verb, trouble, bother, worry, raise)
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scorn(noun, verb, break, meet, reject)
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wound(noun, verb, upset, cut, hurt)
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aggrieve(verb, upset, hurt, disturb, wrong)
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chafe(verb, trouble, bother, disturb, worry)
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challenge(noun, verb, take, order, meet)
5
gall(verb, upset, trouble, hurt, bother)
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humiliate(verb, upset, crush, abuse, annoy)
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aggravate(verb, upset, bother, raise, abuse)
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cross(verb, take, meet, light, oppose)
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gird(verb, upset, break, disregard, abuse)
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infuriate(verb, bother, raise, annoy)
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