| nettle(verb, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate) |
| pique(verb, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate) |
| bitter(verb, upset, sour, poison, alienate) |
| disillusion(noun, verb, upset, fail, deceive) |
| fret(verb, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate) |
| heighten(verb, annoy, provoke, aggravate, impair) |
| peeve(frustrate, infuriate, madden) |
| worsen(verb, upset, disturb, annoy, provoke) |
| harm |
| hurt(annoy, irritate, irk) |
| ruffle(verb, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate) |
| stir the blood(expression, idiom, resentment) |
| affront(verb, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate) |
| antagonize(verb, harm, annoy, provoke, excite) |
| bring to tears(expression, idiom) |
| disappoint(verb, upset, fail, frustrate, thwart) |
| disenchant(verb, adjective, upset, turn, fail) |
| excite(verb, upset, disturb, annoy, provoke) |
| harden(verb, thicken, stabilize, toughen, season) |
| poison(verb, upset, ruin, harm, corrupt) |