34
harass(verb, upset, trouble, attack, hurt)
22
bother(verb, upset, trouble, attack, hurt)
20
oppress(verb, upset, trouble, bother, sound)
19
harry(verb, upset, trouble, attack, hurt)
18
torment(noun, verb, upset, trouble, attack)
17
vex(noun, verb, upset, trouble, attack)
17
badger(verb, upset, trouble, attack, bother)
17
torture(noun, verb, upset, trouble, hurt)
17
worry(verb, upset, trouble, attack, hurt)
16
pester(verb, upset, trouble, attack, hurt)
16
molest(verb, upset, trouble, attack, hurt)
16
afflict(noun, verb, upset, trouble, attack)
16
annoy(verb, upset, trouble, attack, hurt)
16
plague(noun, verb, upset, trouble, attack)
14
tease(noun, verb, upset, trouble, attack)
13
maltreat(verb, attack, wrong, abuse, harm)
12
abuse(verb, attack, hurt, bother, wrong)
12
distress(noun, verb, upset, trouble, hurt)
12
hound(verb, trouble, hurt, bother, worry)
11
hector(verb, upset, trouble, attack, bother)
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