10
offense(noun, hard, hurt, passion, slight)
10
prick(verb, upset, drive, bother, cause)
10
put out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, hurt)
10
ruffle(verb, upset, trouble, bother, worry)
8
enrage(verb, upset, bother, disturb, annoy)
8
galvanize(verb, move, upset, drive, bother)
8
get(verb, move, upset, bother, disturb)
8
goad(verb, upset, trouble, drive, bother)
8
inflame(verb, bother, cause, disturb, start)
8
needle(noun, verb, upset, get, hurt)
8
outrage(noun, verb, upset, meet, attack)
8
provocation(noun, temper, anger, resentment, irritation)
8
rouse(verb, upset, drive, bother, disturb)
8
whet(verb, move, upset, drive, bother)
7
bitterness(noun, hurt, passion, rise, dislike)
7
disturb(verb, upset, trouble, hurt, bother)
7
dudgeon(noun, hurt, passion, rise, like)
7
get under skin(verb, expression, idiom, upset, bother)
7
harass(verb, upset, trouble, hurt, bother)
7
motivate(verb, upset, bother, cause, start)
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