3
perturb(verb, upset, trouble, hurt, worry)
3
pester(verb, upset, trouble, hurt, worry)
3
redouble(verb, increase, raise, severe, boost)
3
rile(verb, upset, disturb, annoy, provoke)
3
set at odds(expression, idiom)
3
set on edge(expression, idiom)
3
stimulate(verb, provoke, anger, arouse, violence)
3
strengthen(verb, increase, raise, severe, boost)
3
torment(verb, upset, trouble, hurt, worry)
3
trouble(verb, upset, hurt, disturb, worry)
3
upset(verb, trouble, hurt, disturb, worry)
2
add insult to injury(verb, expression, idiom, aggravate, impair)
2
aggrandize(verb, increase, raise, severe, boost)
2
aggravating
2
agitate(verb, upset, trouble, disturb, worry)
2
alienate(verb, upset, turn, spoil, sour)
2
badger(verb, upset, trouble, hurt, worry)
2
bedevil(verb, upset, trouble, hurt, worry)
2
beef up(verb, expression, increase, raise, severe)
2
bitter(upset, sour, poison, alienate, disillusion)
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