| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | afflict | cause ongoing suffering to |
| 2. | aggravate | make more annoying or severe |
| 3. | annoy | slightly anger or bother |
| 4. | antagonize | cause hostility or annoyance |
| 5. | assail | attack or criticize forcefully |
| 6. | attack | act against aggressively |
| 7. | badger | pester persistently |
| 8. | bait | harass by repeated taunts |
| 9. | bedevil | cause continual trouble to |
| 10. | beset | trouble on all sides |
| 11. | bother | annoy or inconvenience repeatedly |
| 12. | burden | load with hardship or worry |
| 13. | chafe | irritate by rubbing or fretting |
| 14. | consume | use up or preoccupy |
| 15. | curse | bring persistent trouble to |
| 16. | disquiet | make uneasy or anxious |
| 17. | distress | cause pain or anxiety |
| 18. | disturb | interrupt calm or peace |
| 19. | dog | follow and trouble persistently |
| 20. | drag down | depress or burden |
| 21. | dun | press for payment repeatedly |
| 22. | eat at | trouble persistently |
| 23. | embitter | make resentful or bitter |
| 24. | engulf | surround and overwhelm |
| 25. | enrage | fill with rage |
| 26. | exasperate | irritate intensely |
| 27. | exhaust | drain energy completely |
| 28. | fatigue | cause extreme tiredness |
| 29. | faze | disturb or unsettle |
| 30. | flood | overwhelm in great quantity |
| 31. | fray | wear down nerves |
| 32. | frazzle | exhaust or fray badly |
| 33. | fret | cause irritation or worry |
| 34. | gall | annoy deeply |
| 35. | get at | keep criticizing or harassing |
| 36. | get on nerves | annoy persistently |
| 37. | get to | annoy or affect emotionally |
| 38. | gnaw at | trouble constantly |
| 39. | goad | provoke or spur painfully |
| 40. | harass | subject to persistent attacks |
| 41. | harm | cause injury or trouble to |
| 42. | haunt | trouble repeatedly in the mind |
| 43. | hound | pursue or harass relentlessly |
| 44. | hurt | cause pain or distress to |
| 45. | importune | beg persistently and annoyingly |
| 46. | incense | make very angry |
| 47. | infest | be present in harmful numbers |
| 48. | infuriate | make extremely angry |
| 49. | irk | annoy or irritate |
| 50. | irritate | provoke impatience or anger |
| 51. | jangle | irritate the nerves of |
| 52. | jar | have a disturbing effect on |
| 53. | lean on | pressure persistently |
| 54. | madden | make extremely angry or frustrated |
| 55. | make life hell | make life unbearable |
| 56. | make miserable | cause great unhappiness |
| 57. | martyr | torment or persecute |
| 58. | molest | pester or harass |
| 59. | molify | trouble or afflict |
| 60. | nag | annoy with constant faultfinding |
| 61. | needle | provoke or annoy deliberately |
| 62. | nettle | irritate or provoke |
| 63. | obsess | preoccupy constantly |
| 64. | oppress | weigh down harshly |
| 65. | overrun | spread over and overwhelm |
| 66. | overwhelm | overpower completely |
| 67. | persecute | harass cruelly over time |
| 68. | pester | annoy with repeated demands |
| 69. | pick at | criticize or nag repeatedly |
| 70. | pick on | harass unfairly |
| 71. | preoccupy | fill the thoughts of |
| 72. | press | urge or trouble insistently |
| 73. | prey on | cause persistent anxiety to |
| 74. | rack | cause intense suffering to |
| 75. | rattle | make nervous or unsettled |
| 76. | ride | nag or criticize persistently |
| 77. | rile | make angry or irritated |
| 78. | rub wrong way | irritate or offend |
| 79. | ruffle | disturb or irritate |
| 80. | sap | gradually weaken |
| 81. | scourge | afflict severely |
| 82. | shake | disturb emotionally |
| 83. | sting | cause sharp pain or hurt |
| 84. | strain | put pressure on |
| 85. | stress | subject to pressure or strain |
| 86. | tax | strain the resources of |
| 87. | tease | annoy playfully or persistently |
| 88. | tire | make weary |
| 89. | torment | cause severe mental pain to |
| 90. | torpedo | ruin or wreck |
| 91. | trouble | cause worry or difficulty for |
| 92. | undermine | weaken gradually or secretly |
| 93. | unnerve | make lose confidence |
| 94. | unsettle | make uneasy or unstable |
| 95. | upset | disturb emotionally |
| 96. | vex | annoy or frustrate |
| 97. | wear down | exhaust through constant pressure |
| 98. | weary | make tired or worn out |
| 99. | weigh on | cause mental pressure |
| 100. | worry | cause anxiety to |