6
persecute(verb, sound, wrong, abuse, criticize)
6
worry(verb, upset, break, trouble, get)
5
henpeck(verb, praise, informal, scold, nag)
5
nettle(verb, get, bother, annoy, provoke)
5
ride(verb, upset, trouble, attack, bother)
4
bedevil(verb, upset, trouble, attack, bother)
4
beset(verb, trouble, attack, annoy, harass)
4
cavil(verb, harass, tease, bully, nag)
4
exasperate(verb, upset, trouble, get, bother)
4
get(verb, upset, break, trouble, bother)
4
goad(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
4
hound(verb, upset, break, trouble, get)
4
irk(verb, upset, break, trouble, get)
4
pique(verb, get, bother, annoy, provoke)
4
victimize(verb, wrong, cheat, harass, fool)
3
aggravate(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
3
bug(verb, upset, break, trouble, get)
3
burn up(verb, expression, upset, break, trouble)
3
carp at(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, praise)
3
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