16
deride(verb, upset, abuse, scorn, insult)
15
nag(noun, verb, upset, trouble, get)
15
rib(noun, verb, bother, disturb, annoy)
14
irk(verb, upset, trouble, attack, bother)
14
irritate(verb, upset, trouble, get, attack)
14
make sport of(verb, expression, idiom, bother, fool)
13
bug(verb, upset, trouble, get, attack)
13
pick on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, trouble)
13
rally(verb, reject, bother, provoke, scorn)
12
beleaguer(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
12
make fun of(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, bother)
12
needle(verb, upset, trouble, get, drive)
12
provoke(verb, upset, trouble, get, drive)
12
teaser(noun, bad, evil, bully, joker)
11
bedevil(verb, upset, trouble, attack, hurt)
11
disturb(verb, upset, trouble, attack, bother)
11
heckle(verb, attack, hurt, press, bother)
11
hector(noun, verb, upset, trouble, attack)
11
jeer(verb, upset, abuse, provoke, scorn)
11
nettle(verb, upset, trouble, get, bother)
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