| oppugn |
| perturb(verb, aggravate) |
| pester(verb, aggravate) |
| pique(verb, upset, hurt, bother, disturb) |
| protest(verb, oppose, contend) |
| raise hell(expression, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate) |
| rant(verb, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate) |
| repress(verb, oppose, counteraction) |
| repudiate(verb, disagree) |
| restrain(stop, prevent, opposition, counteraction) |
| run against(verb, phrasal verb, counteraction) |
| run counter to(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, opposition) |
| seethe(verb, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate) |
| steam up(expression, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate) |
| stew(verb, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate) |
| stir up(expression, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate) |
| struggle against(verb, expression, stop, attack, maintain) |
| tease(verb, aggravate) |
| tempt(verb, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate) |
| thwart(verb, stop, attack, maintain, oppose) |