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v. make turbid by stirring up the sediments of

rag, bother, devil, nark, nettle, gravel, irritate, mortify, get to, get at, annoy, vex

v. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

overcast, cloud

v. make overcast or cloudy; "Fall weather often overcasts our beaches"

muddy

v. make turbid; "muddy the water"

tease, bug, badger, harass, beleaguer, pester

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

madden, drive crazy, drive mad, drive nuts

v. drive up the wall; go on someone's nerves

anger, make angry

v. make angry; "The news angered him"

harass, oppress, persecute

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

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"

aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate

v. exasperate or irritate

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

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

needle, goad, nettle

v. goad or provoke,as by constant criticism; "He needled her with his sarcastic remarks"

trouble, disquiet, disorder, unhinge, perturb, derange, cark, distract

v. disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill"

pique, offend

v. cause to feel resentment or indignation; "Her tactless remark offended me"

peeve

v. cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful

abuse, mistreat, maltreat, ill-use, ill-treat

v. treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead"

molest, harass sexually

v. harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to

torture, torment, excruciate

v. subject to torture; "The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible"

victimize, victimise, make a victim of

v. make a victim of; "I was victimized by this con-man"

heckle, harass

v. challenge aggressively

hunt, hound, trace

v. pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found the him"

excite, arouse a feeling

v. arouse or elicit a feeling

shake, stir, stimulate, excite, shake up

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

hurt, wound, spite, injure, offend

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

enrage

v. put into a rage; make violently angry

upset, trouble, disturb

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

weight, burden, burthen, burden with, weight down

v. weight down with a load

rack, torture, torment, excruciate

v. torment emotionally or mentally

outrage, incense, exasperate, enfuriate, infuriate

v. make furious

induce, bring on

v. cause to arise; "induce a crisis"

worry

v. be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy; "I worry about my job"

excite, agitate, commove, charge up

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

anger, see red, get angry

v. become angry; "He angers easily"

bother, annoy

v. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

delight, please, give joy

v. give pleasure to or be pleasing to; "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation"

assuage, mollify, appease, gentle, pacify, lenify, placate, gruntle

v. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer"

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