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affront(noun, insult, stimulus, incitement, goading)
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offense(noun, insult, stimulus, incitement, goading)
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annoyance(noun, insult, stimulus, affront, incitement)
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bone of contention(expression, idiom)
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bothering(noun, insult, stimulus, affront, incitement)
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brickbat(noun, insult, stimulus, dare, incitement)
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cause(noun, insult, stimulus, affront, incitement)
1
challenge(noun, insult, stimulus, affront, incitement)
1
dare(noun, insult, stimulus, affront, incitement)
1
defy(noun, insult, stimulus, affront, dare)
1
grabber(noun, insult, stimulus, affront, dare)
1
grievance(noun, insult, stimulus, affront, incitement)
1
harassment(noun, insult, stimulus, affront, incitement)
1
incentive(noun, insult, stimulus, affront, incitement)
1
inducement(noun, insult, stimulus, affront, incitement)
1
instigation(noun, insult, stimulus, affront, incitement)
1
irking(noun, insult, stimulus, affront, incitement)
1
justification(noun, insult, stimulus, affront, incitement)
1
motivation(noun, insult, stimulus, affront, incitement)
1
provocation(noun, stimulus, dare, incitement, goading)
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