3
burn(verb, upset, annoy, injure, wound)
3
fret(verb, anguished, physical pain, pothering)
3
gall(verb, upset, trouble, disturb, strain)
3
gnaw
3
grate(noun, physical pain)
3
gripe(verb, upset, trouble, disturb, strain)
3
harass(verb, upset, trouble, hurt, bother)
3
impale(torment, persecute, afflict)
3
lacerate(torment, persecute, afflict, physical pain)
3
martyr(verb, upset, attack, disturb, worry)
3
plague(verb, help, attack, hurt, bother)
3
prick(verb, upset, trouble, disturb, strain)
3
sting(verb, upset, trouble, disturb, strain)
2
ache(noun, verb, upset, disturb, strain)
2
agonise
2
ail(verb, upset, trouble, disturb, strain)
2
bedevil(verb, hurt, bother, annoy, irritate)
2
bother(verb, upset, hurt, disturb, strain)
2
curse(verb, help, attack, hurt, distress)
2
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