3
troubling(verb, aggravating)
2
acid
2
bedeviling(verb, adjective, aggravating)
2
bile
2
choler(noun, passion, temper, anger, rage)
2
exacerbating(verb, adjective, aggravating)
2
frustrating
2
gnawing
2
huff(noun, passion, temper, anger, rage)
2
irritation(noun, passion, temper, anger, rage)
2
miff(noun, passion, temper, anger, rage)
2
mordacity
2
nettlesome
2
pique(noun, passion, temper, anger, rage)
2
rancour
2
red
2
troublesome(adjective, aggravating)
2
umbrage(noun, passion, temper, anger, rage)
2
vexatious
1
abhorrence(noun, trouble, bother, scorn, pain)
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