| misuse(verb, hurt, dismiss, correct, wrong) |
| overbear(verb, control, determine, direct, rule) |
| perturb(verb, upset, trouble, dull, reduce) |
| pressure(verb, trouble, force, push, strain) |
| prey |
| prostrate |
| pursue(verb, wrong, follow, harass, injure) |
| task(verb, trouble, charge, press, worry) |
| trample upon(verb, phrasal verb, severity, inexpedience) |
| tread upon(verb, phrasal verb, severity, inexpedience) |
| tyrannize over(verb, expression, phrasal verb) |
| wear down(expression, strain, annoy, depress, exhaust) |
| wear out(expression, strain, annoy, harass, depress) |
| weigh heavy upon(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, charge) |
| weigh on |
| anguish |
| bear hard upon(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, inexpedience) |
| beat up(verb, expression, hurt, dismiss, correct) |
| bedevil(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb) |
| beleaguer(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb) |