History
History
Synonyms
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Meaning:
aggravate

to make (something) worse or more serious

annoy

annoy

to make (a person) bed-tempered

irritate, upset

exasperate

(usually passive) to produce anger, annoyance etc in

upset, provoke

grudge

a feeling of dislike, envy with a little anger; to be unwilling to give or accept (something)

hard feelings

irk

to annoy (a person)

aggravate; rub the wrong way

irritate

to cause small but frequent feelings of anger or annoyance

upset, anger

nettle

a common wild plant that stings when touched; to make (a person) angry; annoy

provoke, upset

piqued

to hurt the pride, self-respect, of (a person)

offend, provoke

rile

to annoy or anger (a person)

anger, upset

spite

the desire to annoy or harm another person because one does not like her or him; to annoy or harm (a person) because of spite

hateful feeling

vex

to annoy, cause distress in, (a person)

distress, bother

PEEVE as in Wiktionary
PEEVE as in Wikipedia