| distress(verb, upset, trouble, hurt, bother) |
| dog(verb, upset, break, trouble, get) |
| find fault(verb, expression, harass, tease, bully) |
| fret(verb, upset, trouble, worry, annoy) |
| get to(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, break) |
| hassle(verb, trouble, attack, disturb, worry) |
| niggle |
| peeve(verb, upset, break, trouble, get) |
| quibble(verb, harass, tease, bully, nag) |
| ruffle(verb, trouble, hurt, bother, disturb) |
| taunt(verb, upset, trouble, hurt, bother) |
| treat with contempt(expression, idiom) |
| trouble(verb, upset, break, get, attack) |
| abuse(verb, attack, sound, annoy, suppress) |
| afflict(verb, upset, break, trouble, get) |
| aggrieve(verb, upset, break, trouble, get) |
| backbite(verb, sound, insult, offend, persecute) |
| bad-mouth(verb, sound, insult, offend, persecute) |
| bash(verb, sound, insult, offend, persecute) |
| beleaguer(verb, trouble, attack, bother, disturb) |