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  • 71annoy — I verb acerbate, affront, aggravate, badger, bedevil, bother, chafe, cross, discommode, discompose, displease, disquiet, distress, disturb, enrage, exasperate, fester, fret, gall, get on the nerves of, grate, grieve, harass, harm, harry, heckle,… …

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  • 72badger — I verb abuse, afflict, aggravate, aggrieve, annoy, annoy excessively, assail, bait, beset, bother, bully, chafe, discomfort, discommode, discompose, disconcert, disquiet, distress, disturb, disturb keenly, exasperate, excruciate, fret, goad,… …

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  • 73browbeat — I verb abash, badger, beat down, bully, chide, cow, daunt, deflate, discourage, dishonor, domineer, dress down, drive, exert pressure on, frighten, give one a talking to, goad, harass, humble, humiliate, intimidate, make nervous, make one feel… …

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  • 74irritate — I verb affront, aggravate, agitate, anger, annoy, badger, bother, bully, chafe, discompose, displease, disturb, enrage, exacerbate, exasperate, excite anger, excite impatience, fret, gall, give offense, grate, harass, hector, incense, inflame,… …

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  • 75torment — I noun abomination, acute distress, affliction, agony, angst, anguish, annoyance, bane, constant anxiety, convulsion, despair, distress, extreme pain, harassment, infliction, misery, oppression, pain, pique, scourge, torture, vexation II verb… …

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  • 76beset — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. besiege, attack, invest; stud (See ornament). II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. besiege, assail, plague, harass; see attack 1 , 2 . See Synonym Study at attack . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. plague,… …

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  • 77hound — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. dog, beagle, basset, bloodhound, dachshund, greyhound, foxhound, etc.; slang, cur, wretch. See animal. v. t. plague, worry, pursue, harass, bait, persecute; hunt; drive, incite. See malevolence,… …

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  • 78pester — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. plague, annoy, trouble, vex, irritate, displease. See discontent. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. annoy, harass, provoke; see bother 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. annoy, bother, irritate, plague,… …

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  • 79tease — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. plague, annoy, vex, harass; taunt, mock; beg; tantalize; titillate, excite. See ridicule, malevolence. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. taunt, tantalize, harass, kid*; see bother 2 , ridicule . See Synonym… …

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  • 80beleaguer — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) v. [be LEE gur] to besiege or harass. He will beleaguer her until she finally gives in. SYN.: besiege, harass, beset, plague, pester, annoy, badger, bother, hound, hector, persecute, victimize, close …

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