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v. make confused or perplexed or puzzled

trouble oneself, trouble, bother, inconvenience oneself

v. take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't bother, please"

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distress

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

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

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

nettle, urticate

v. sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation

excite

v. produce a magnetic field in; "excite the neurons"

stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir

v. stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"

hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend, spite

v. hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego"

agitate, rouse, turn on, charge, commove, excite, charge up

v. cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"

interrupt, disturb

v. destroy the peace or tranquility of; "Don't interrupt me when I'm reading"

complicate, perplex

v. make more complicated; "There was a new development that complicated the matter"

perturb

v. cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, especially as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull; "The orbits of these stars were perturbed by the passings of a comet"

faze, unnerve, enervate, unsettle

v. disturb the composure of

grieve, sorrow

v. feel grief

torment, torture, excruciate, rack

v. torment emotionally or mentally

anger, see red

v. become angry; "He angers easily"

vex

v. subject to prolonged examination, discussion, or deliberation; "vex the subject of the death penalty"

bother

v. make nervous or agitated; "The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster"

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"

tease, badger, pester, bug, beleaguer

v. annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer"

disturb, upset, trouble

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

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