30
irritate(verb, upset, trouble, help, bother)
28
fret(verb, upset, trouble, help, bother)
25
vex(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
20
gall(noun, verb, upset, trouble, help)
20
nettle(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
20
annoy(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
17
provoke(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
17
rile(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
17
rub(verb, decline, diminish, decrease, annoy)
17
bother(verb, upset, trouble, disturb, worry)
16
aggravate(verb, upset, trouble, bother, annoy)
16
fume(verb, trouble, get, bother, worry)
16
rage(verb, bother, annoy, provoke, resentment)
15
ruffle(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
14
grate(verb, bother, disturb, smooth, raise)
14
irk(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
14
inflame(noun, verb, upset, bother, disturb)
14
abrade(verb, upset, trouble, help, bother)
14
exasperate(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
14
anger(verb, upset, bother, disturb, delight)
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