pique

pique verb affront, agitate, anger, annoy, arouse reeentment, bait, bedevil, beset, bother, bully, bullyrag, cause resentment, discompose, disgust, dismay, displease, distemper, disturb, enrage, exasperate, fret, gall, give offense, give umbrage, gnaw, goad, harass, harry, heckle, hurt, incense, incite, incommode, inflame, infuriate, insult, irk, irritate, kindle wrath, madden, make wrathhul, molest, needle, nettle, offend, pain, persecute, perturb, pester, plague, pother, provoke, put out of countenance, rile, roil, rouse, ruffle, sollicitare, sting, stir up, taunt, tease, torment, torture, trouble, try the patience, upset, vex, vexare, work up, worry

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See also: aggravate, annoy, badger, bait, discommode, discompose, dissatisfaction, disturb, harass, harrow, harry, incense, insult, interest, irritate, malice, molest, perturb, plague, provoke, resentment, stimulate, umbrage