80 entries under arouse topic. ×

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burn(verb, upset, get, bother, disturb)
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prick(noun, verb, upset, bother, annoy)
3
stew(verb, upset, trouble, worry, annoy)
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work up(verb, expression, upset, bother, disturb)
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acerbate(verb, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
2
boil(verb, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
2
cross(verb, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
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egg on(expression, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
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get mad(expression, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
2
kindle(verb, upset, bother, annoy, provoke)
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make sore(expression, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
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raise hell(expression, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
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seethe(verb, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
2
stimulate(verb, upset, bother, annoy, provoke)
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tempt(verb, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
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umbrage(verb, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
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whet(verb, upset, bother, annoy, provoke)
2
wound(verb, upset, hurt, bother, disturb)
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absorb(verb, upset, bother, annoy, provoke)
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blow up(expression, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
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