| chafe(verb, upset, bother, annoy, distress) |
| fret(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb) |
| irritate(verb, upset, trouble, hurt, bother) |
| jangle the nerves(expression, idiom) |
| lacerate the ear(expression, idiom) |
| offend the ear(expression, idiom) |
| put on edge(expression, idiom) |
| rasp(verb, upset, bother, annoy, distress) |
| rend the ears(expression, idiom) |
| set on edge(expression, idiom) |
| split the ears(expression, idiom) |
| wrack the nerves(expression, idiom) |
| exacerbate(upset, trouble, hurt, worry, harass) |
| gall(verb, upset, bother, annoy, distress) |
| jar |
| provoke(verb, upset, trouble, hurt, bother) |
| vex(verb, upset, trouble, hurt, bother) |
| abrade(verb, upset, bother, annoy, distress) |
| afflict(verb, upset, trouble, hurt, bother) |
| aggravate(verb, upset, trouble, hurt, bother) |