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tease(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
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electrify(verb, irritate, aggravate, incite)
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huff(verb, annoy, provoke, irritate, resentment)
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snit(noun, excitement, annoy, irritate, agitation)
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bait(verb, force, annoy, provoke, excite)
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insult(verb, raise, annoy, provoke, irritate)
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exercise(verb, bother, raise, annoy, provoke)
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fire up(expression, upset, trouble, hurt, bother)
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galvanize(verb, disturb, agitate, irritate, aggravate)
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hassle(noun, verb, upset, trouble, bother)
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hit where one lives(expression, idiom, upset, trouble, bother)
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kindle(verb, irritate, aggravate, incite)
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madden(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
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make waves(expression, upset, trouble, hurt, bother)
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rouse(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
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sting(annoy, pain, irritate, resentment)
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thrill(verb, feeling, irritate, aggravate, incite)
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whip up(verb, expression, raise, irritate, anger)
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work up(expression, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
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gnaw(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
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