6
persecute(verb, hurt, provoke, offend)
6
rag
6
ride(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
6
stir up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, annoy, provoke)
5
antagonize(verb, upset, hurt, bother, disturb)
5
arouse(verb, upset, bother, annoy, provoke)
5
brier(noun, spike, prick, bane, shrub)
5
burn up(verb, expression, upset, trouble, bother)
5
chivy
5
devil
5
frustrate(verb, upset, bother, annoy, provoke)
5
get under skin(verb, expression, idiom, upset, bother)
5
hassle(verb, upset, trouble, bother, worry)
5
pain(noun, verb, upset, hurt, bother)
5
perturb(verb, upset, trouble, get, bother)
5
pick on(verb, expression, get, bother, annoy)
5
rasp(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
5
tantalize
5
thorn(noun, spike, prick, bane, shrub)
5
try the patience(expression, idiom, pain)
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