153 entries under agitate topic. ×
| muddle(verb, upset, dull, bother, provoke) | |
| nauseate(verb, disturb, anger, shake) | |
| needle(disturb, heighten, rile) | |
| numb(verb, dull, disturb, shock) | |
| pep up(verb, expression, disturb, encourage, stimulate) | |
| pique(verb, upset, bother, disturb, encourage) | |
| provoke(verb, upset, bother, disturb, encourage) | |
| puzzle(verb, upset, bother, provoke, excite) | |
| rattle(verb, upset, bother, provoke, excite) | |
| redouble(verb, disturb, encourage, stimulate) | |
| repel(verb, upset, worry, shock) | |
| revolt(verb, disturb, anger, shake) | |
| rile(verb, disturb, encourage, stimulate, excite) | |
| scare away(expression, upset, shock, scare) | |
| scare off(expression, upset, worry, shock) | |
| scare the daylights out of(verb, idiom, worry, fear) | |
| sicken(verb, disturb, anger, shake) | |
| steam up(verb, expression, disturb, encourage, stimulate) | |
| stiff(upset, worry, shock, discourage) | |
| strike terror into(expression, idiom, shock, scare) |
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