pique
I
verb
affront, agitate, anger, annoy, arouse resentment, bait, bedevil, beset, bother, bully, bullyrag, cause resentment, discompose, disgust, dismay, displease, disquiet, distemper, disturb, enrage, exasperate, fret, gall, give offense, give umbrage, gnaw, goad, harass, harry, heckle, hurt, incense, incite, incommode, inflame, infuriate, instigate, insult, irk, irritate, kindle wrath, madden, make wrathful, 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
II
index
affront, aggravate (annoy), annoy, badger, bait (harass), discommode, discompose, dissatisfaction, disturb, harrow, harry (harass), incense, interest, irritate, malice, molest (annoy), offend (insult), perturb, plague, provoke, resentment, stimulate, umbrage
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006