8
infuriate(verb, bother, annoy, provoke, excite)
8
offend(verb, bother, disturb, annoy, provoke)
8
peeve(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
8
pester(verb, upset, trouble, bother, worry)
8
pique(verb, bother, disturb, annoy, provoke)
7
embitter(verb, upset, harm, annoy, provoke)
7
enrage(verb, bother, disturb, annoy, provoke)
7
incense(verb, upset, bother, annoy, provoke)
7
pain(verb, upset, bother, disturb, annoy)
7
plague(verb, trouble, worry, concern, annoy)
7
upset(verb, bother, disturb, annoy, provoke)
6
arouse(verb, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
6
gnaw(verb, trouble, worry, concern, annoy)
6
molder(verb, stop, end, pass, fall)
6
needle(verb, upset, bother, disturb, annoy)
6
ruffle(verb, trouble, bother, annoy, provoke)
5
affront(verb, bother, disturb, annoy, provoke)
5
go bad(expression, idiom, stop, end, pass)
5
rot(verb, stop, end, pass, fall)
4
antagonize(verb, harm, annoy, provoke, excite)
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