95 entries under arouse topic. ×
| depress(verb, upset, bother, provoke, excite) | |
| foment(disturb, stimulate, agitate, stir) | |
| gall(verb, upset, bother, provoke, excite) | |
| grieve(verb, upset, bother, provoke, excite) | |
| harass(verb, upset, bother, provoke, excite) | |
| irk(verb, upset, bother, provoke, excite) | |
| irritate(verb, upset, bother, provoke, excite) | |
| pain(verb, upset, bother, provoke, excite) | |
| pester(verb, upset, bother, provoke, excite) | |
| plague(verb, upset, bother, provoke, excite) | |
| quicken(stimulate, stir, spur, rouse) | |
| urge(stimulate, stir) | |
| vex(verb, upset, bother, provoke, excite) | |
| whet(stimulate, stir) | |
| work up(expression, disturb, stimulate, agitate) |
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