18
peeve(verb, upset, break, trouble, get)
18
provoke(verb, upset, trouble, get, hurt)
16
hassle(verb, upset, trouble, attack, press)
15
exasperate(verb, upset, trouble, get, bother)
15
persecute(verb, upset, trouble, attack, hurt)
14
bedevil(verb, upset, trouble, attack, hurt)
14
distress(noun, verb, upset, trouble, hurt)
13
importune(verb, upset, trouble, order, get)
13
fret(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
13
gall(noun, verb, upset, trouble, get)
12
Badger
12
beleaguer(verb, upset, trouble, attack, bother)
11
aggravate(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
11
bait(verb, attack, hurt, press, bother)
11
chafe(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
11
miff(verb, upset, break, trouble, get)
11
perplex(verb, upset, break, trouble, get)
10
afflict(verb, upset, break, trouble, get)
10
disquiet(noun, verb, upset, break, trouble)
10
dog(verb, upset, break, trouble, get)
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