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antagonize(verb, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
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ask for it(expression, idiom, upset, trouble, bother)
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awaken(verb, bother, disturb, delight, stimulate)
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blow up(expression, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
2
boil over(expression, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
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call forth(verb, expression, irritate, aggravate, incite)
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convulse
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crazy
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dement(verb, disturb, confuse, wreck, disconcert)
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distress(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
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disturb(verb, upset, trouble, bother, worry)
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egg on(verb, expression, upset, trouble, bother)
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envenom(annoy, provoke, aggravate, impair, worsen)
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fan(disturb, provoke, anger, arouse, aggravate)
2
fan the flame(expression, idiom, violence)
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feed the fire(verb, expression, idiom, bother, disturb)
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fire up(verb, expression, upset, trouble, light)
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fret(verb, bother, annoy, provoke, excite)
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get(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
2
get mad(expression, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
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