| persecute(verb, hurt, provoke, offend) |
| petulance(noun, passion, temper, anger, rage) |
| scorn(noun, anger, resentment, hate, hostility) |
| sharpen |
| soreness(noun, passion, temper, anger, rage) |
| spleen(noun, temper, dislike, anger, hatred) |
| stir the blood(expression, idiom, resentment) |
| titillate(verb, cause, start, concern, draw) |
| trouble(noun, verb, upset, bother, disturb) |
| try the patience(expression, idiom, pain) |
| wrath(noun, hurt, passion, slight, rise) |
| absorb(verb, upset, bother, delight, annoy) |
| acerbate(verb, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate) |
| affect the interest(expression, idiom) |
| animate(verb, disturb, start, promote, encourage) |
| attract(verb, concern, draw, delight, interest) |
| aversion(noun, dislike, anger, hatred, resentment) |
| awaken(verb, disturb, start, promote, encourage) |
| bait(verb, annoy, provoke, interest, excite) |
| bedevil(verb, annoy, irritate, needle) |