181 entries under verb topic. ×

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aggravate(upset, trouble, increase, cause)
26
worsen(upset, light, disturb, diminish)
20
intensify(increase, disturb, severe, provoke)
18
exasperate(upset, trouble, increase, light)
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annoy(upset, light, disturb, provoke)
16
irritate(upset, trouble, light, disturb)
15
inflame(upset, annoy, provoke, excite)
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heighten(increase, raise, severe, provoke)
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increase(light, disturb, raise, severe)
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acerbate(upset, annoy, provoke, excite)
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envenom(upset, turn, provoke, spoil)
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infuriate(light, disturb, annoy, provoke)
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provoke(upset, trouble, disturb, worry)
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embitter(upset, light, disturb, turn)
9
antagonize(annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
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enrage(light, disturb, annoy, provoke)
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make worse(expression, idiom, provoke, aggravate)
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vex(upset, trouble, light, disturb)
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madden(upset, light, disturb, annoy)
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augment(increase, raise, severe, boost)
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