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| bother |
to annoy or irritate, usu. with something minor. [1/7 definitions] |
| chafe |
to abrade, irritate, or wear away by rubbing. [1/6 definitions] |
| exasperate |
to annoy or irritate greatly; cause to lose patience. [1/2 definitions] |
| fret1 |
to concern, or irritate. [1/8 definitions] |
| gall2 |
to irritate or make resentful. [1/5 definitions] |
| get one's goat |
to irritate, annoy, or anger. [1/2 definitions] |
| get to |
to annoy or irritate (someone). [1/5 definitions] |
| gravel |
(informal) to irritate or frustrate. [1/4 definitions] |
| gripe |
(informal) to annoy or bother; irritate. [1/6 definitions] |
| irk |
to annoy, irritate, or exasperate. |
| nettle |
to provoke, irritate, or annoy. [1/3 definitions] |
| pain |
to cause distress in; irritate; hurt. [1/7 definitions] |
| peeve |
to annoy or irritate; vex. [1/2 definitions] |
| rankle |
to irritate; annoy. [1/2 definitions] |
| rasp |
to irritate or annoy; grate upon. [1/8 definitions] |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| rile |
to make angry; irritate or annoy. [1/2 definitions] |
| rub the wrong way |
to irritate or annoy. |
| ruffle |
to irritate or fluster. [1/9 definitions] |
| tee off |
(slang) to anger; irritate. [1/4 definitions] |
| vex |
to annoy or irritate. [1/2 definitions] |
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