3
peevishness(noun, passion, temper, anger, rage)
3
pick on(verb, expression, get, bother, annoy)
3
pluck the beard(expression, idiom)
3
plume(verb, informal, swell, pride, boast)
3
prompt(verb, drive, cause, start, encourage)
3
put up to(expression, idiom)
3
rage(noun, hurt, passion, slight, rise)
3
ride(verb, upset, bother, annoy, distress)
3
stir the embers(expression, idiom)
3
tiff(noun, verb, passion, dispute, annoy)
3
transgress(verb, upset, hurt, disturb, provoke)
3
trigger(verb, drive, cause, disturb, encourage)
2
aggrieve(verb, upset, break, cut, hurt)
2
agitation(noun, irritation, annoyance)
2
animus(noun, hurt, passion, rise, scorn)
2
annoying
2
antagonize(verb, upset, hurt, bother, disturb)
2
anxiety(noun, irritation, annoyance)
2
appall
2
asperity
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