5
get under skin(verb, expression, idiom, upset, bother)
5
heighten(increase, annoy, provoke, aggravate, impair)
5
persecute(verb, bother, worry, annoy, pursue)
5
roil(verb, upset, trouble, get, light)
5
rouse(verb, upset, bother, disturb, promote)
5
work up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, bother)
4
affront(verb, upset, hurt, bother, disturb)
4
antagonize(verb, upset, hurt, bother, disturb)
4
bore(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
4
hassle(verb, upset, bother, worry, annoy)
4
hound(verb, bother, worry, annoy, pursue)
4
intensify(verb, decline, increase, disturb, annoy)
4
kindle(verb, upset, bother, disturb, promote)
4
magnify(verb, increase, strain, overload, overstretch)
4
outrage(verb, upset, hurt, disturb, annoy)
4
pick on(verb, expression, upset, trouble, get)
4
ride(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
4
sharpen(verb, promote, encourage, stimulate, excite)
4
stimulate(verb, upset, bother, disturb, promote)
4
stir the blood(expression, idiom, resentment)
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