| disquieting(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, distressing) |
| infuriating(verb, adjective, aggravating) |
| irking(verb, aggravating) |
| perturbing(verb, adjective, hard, severe, offensive) |
| plaguing(verb, irritating, annoying, mocking, playful) |
| vexatious |
| antagonizing(verb, adjective, aggravating) |
| arousing(verb, aggravating) |
| enraging(verb, adjective, aggravating) |
| fretting(verb, aggravating, chafing) |
| grating(verb, adjective, aggravating, chafing) |
| harrying(verb, aggravating) |
| importunate(adjective, pain, demanding, insistent) |
| painful(hard, severe, offensive, distressing, irritating) |
| provoking(verb, hard, severe, offensive, distressing) |
| rankling(verb, adjective, aggravating) |
| worrisome(hard, severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting) |
| baiting(noun, verb, aggravating) |
| bedeviling(verb, adjective, aggravating) |
| bullying(noun, verb, threatening) |