11
pestering(noun, verb, act, pain, feelings)
9
irritating(verb, adjective, irritating, mocking, playful)
8
annoying(verb, adjective, irritating, aggravating, displeasing)
8
disturbing(verb, adjective, mocking, playful, aggravating)
8
teasing(verb, pain, irritating, mocking, playful)
8
vexing(verb, adjective, insult, annoyance, stimulus)
7
harassing(verb, pain, mocking, playful, aggravating)
5
irking(verb, insult, annoyance, stimulus, affront)
5
provocation(noun, act, pain, feelings, annoyance)
5
tormenting(verb, pain, mocking, playful, aggravating)
5
troubling(verb, aggravating)
5
annoyance(noun, act, pain, feelings, insult)
5
exasperating(verb, mocking, playful, aggravating, tongue-in-cheek)
5
perturbing(verb, adjective, aggravating)
5
plaguing(verb, mocking, playful, tongue-in-cheek)
5
provoking(verb, insult, stimulus, affront, playful)
5
vexation(noun, act, pain, feelings, insult)
5
worrying(adjective, pain)
4
harassment(noun, act, pain, feelings, disturbance)
4
aggravating(verb, adjective, aggravating)
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