2
tire(verb, bother, worry, annoy, pain)
2
use(verb, abuse, cheat, deceive, harass)
2
violate(verb, wrong, abuse, harm, shock)
2
wound(torment, afflict)
1
ado
1
affliction
1
agony(noun, torment)
1
ail(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
1
angst(noun, torment)
1
annoyance
1
arouse
1
attend(verb, follow, lead, guide, pursue)
1
avenge(verb, punish)
1
backbite(insult, offend)
1
bad-mouth(insult, offend)
1
bang up(verb, expression, harm, corrupt, impair)
1
bash(insult, offend)
1
beat down(verb, expression, annoy, suppress, subdue)
1
beat the bushes(verb, expression, idiom, bother, annoy)
1
beat up(verb, expression, harm, corrupt, impair)
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