6
annoying(adjective, pain)
5
bothering(verb, mocking, playful, tongue-in-cheek)
5
galling(adjective, pain, irritating, annoying, teasing)
5
harassing(verb, irritating, annoying, mocking, playful)
5
irritating(adjective, pain, annoying, mocking, playful)
5
pestering(verb, mocking, playful, tongue-in-cheek)
5
tormenting(verb, mocking, playful, tongue-in-cheek)
5
vexing(adjective, irritating, annoying, mocking, playful)
4
aggravating
4
distressing
4
disturbing(adjective, mocking, playful, tongue-in-cheek)
4
irksome
4
provoking(verb, pain, irritating, annoying, mocking)
4
troubling
4
vexatious
3
disquieting
3
exasperating(irritating, annoying, mocking, playful, infuriating)
3
teasing(verb, mocking, playful, tongue-in-cheek)
3
worrying
2
afflicting
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