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v. arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred"

distress

v. cause mental pain to; "The news of her child's illness distressed the mother"

hassle, plague, harry, provoke, harass, beset, chivy, chivvy, chevy, molest

v. annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"

disturb, upset, trouble

v. move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought"

torment, torture, excruciate, rack

v. torment emotionally or mentally

arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke

v. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"

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better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate

v. to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"

relieve, alleviate, palliate, assuage

v. provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches"

soothe

v. cause to feel better; "the medicine soothes the pain of the inflammation"

help

v. improve; change for the better; "New slipcovers will help the old living room furniture"

polish, refine, fine-tune, down

v. improve or perfect by pruning or polishing; "refine one's style of writing"

comfort, ease

v. lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate; "ease the pain in your legs"

decrease, lessen, minify

v. make smaller; "He decreased his staff"

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