2
distemper(verb, bother, annoy, aggravate, infuriate)
2
distract(verb, upset, bother, disturb, annoy)
2
drain(verb, bother, fail, strain, annoy)
2
drive up the wall(verb, expression, idiom, upset, bother)
2
droop(verb, trouble, bother, fail, strain)
2
enervate(verb, bother, worry, fail, strain)
2
ennui(noun, verb, worry, fail, strain)
2
fade(verb, annoy, depress, exhaust, drain)
2
fail(verb, strain, annoy, irritate, depress)
2
faze(verb, upset, bother, disturb, defeat)
2
get goat
2
give a bad time(verb, expression, idiom, upset, bother)
2
give a hard time(verb, expression, idiom, upset, break)
2
glut(verb, annoy, depress, exhaust, drain)
2
gripe(verb, upset, trouble, disturb, oppose)
2
henpeck(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
2
hit where one lives(verb, expression, idiom, upset, trouble)
2
importune(bother, worry, annoy, pain, irritate)
2
incite(verb, irritate, aggravate, needle)
2
infest(verb, trouble, pain, pursue, dog)
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