146 entries under provoke topic. ×

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miff(noun, verb, upset, attack, hurt)
4
rankle(verb, bother, disturb, annoy)
4
ridicule(noun, verb, upset, break, disregard)
4
scoff(noun, verb, upset, break, disregard)
4
sting(noun, verb, upset, hurt, bother)
4
umbrage(noun, verb, slight, annoy)
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beard(verb, take, meet, oppose, play)
3
brave(verb, take, meet, oppose, play)
3
disdain(noun, verb, reject, disregard, dismiss)
3
dump on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, abuse)
3
exasperate(verb, upset, hurt, bother, disturb)
3
face up to(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, meet)
3
front(verb, meet, light, oppose, see)
3
incense(verb, upset, bother, raise, annoy)
3
jeer(noun, verb, upset, break, disregard)
3
madden(verb, bother, annoy, excite)
3
mock(verb, upset, break, disregard, abuse)
3
pain(verb, upset, hurt, bother, disturb)
3
sneer(noun, verb, upset, break, disregard)
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accost(verb, take, meet, light, oppose)
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