6
afflict(noun, verb, upset, trouble, disturb)
6
bilk(verb, honest, deceive, fool, lie)
6
confidence trick(noun, expression, idiom)
6
defraud(verb, honest)
6
gripe(noun, verb, upset, trouble, hurt)
6
gull(verb, honest)
6
hustle(noun, cheat, trick, deception, lie)
6
pierce(verb, trouble, hurt, damage, harm)
6
smarting(noun, hurt, distress, pain, tenderness)
6
throb(noun, verb, upset, trouble, hurt)
6
throe(noun, verb, hurt, distress, pain)
5
affront(noun, verb, upset, hurt, bother)
5
aggrieve(verb, upset, trouble, cut, hurt)
5
bunko
5
chisel(verb, phrasal verb, honest, informal)
5
confidence game(noun, expression, idiom, fix, trick)
5
cozen(verb, honest)
5
diddle(verb, phrasal verb, slang, honest)
5
gall(verb, upset, trouble, hurt, bother)
5
gnaw(verb, annoy, irritate, needle, nettle)
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