80 entries under arouse topic. ×

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incense(verb, upset, bother, annoy, provoke)
10
miff(verb, upset, trouble, hurt, bother)
10
put out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, trouble)
10
sting(noun, verb, upset, hurt, bother)
9
enrage(verb, upset, bother, disturb, annoy)
8
goad(verb, upset, trouble, bother, worry)
7
agitate(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
7
bait(verb, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
7
inflame(verb, upset, trouble, get, bother)
7
madden(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
6
affront(verb, upset, trouble, hurt, bother)
6
embitter(verb, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
6
excite(verb, upset, bother, disturb, annoy)
6
outrage(verb, upset, hurt, disturb, annoy)
6
stir up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, annoy, provoke)
5
antagonize(verb, upset, hurt, bother, disturb)
5
burn up(verb, expression, upset, trouble, bother)
5
get under skin(verb, expression, idiom, upset, bother)
4
exacerbate(verb, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
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bristle(noun, verb, annoy, provoke, excite)
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