The act of annoying

• vexation

  1. A source of irritation or annoyance:
  2. Something that vexes; cause of annoyance or distress
  3. The condition of being vexed; annoyance:

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  1. A source of irritation or annoyance:
  2. Something that vexes; cause of annoyance or distress
  3. The condition of being vexed; annoyance:

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• pestering

  1. An act or instance of annoying somebody.

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  1. An act or instance of annoying somebody.

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• irritation

  1. The act of irritating:
  2. The fact or condition of being irritated
  3. The condition of being irritated; vexation:

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  1. The act of irritating:
  2. The fact or condition of being irritated
  3. The condition of being irritated; vexation:

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• harassment

  1. Deliberate pestering or annoying.
  2. Persistent attacks and criticism causing worry and distress.

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  1. Deliberate pestering or annoying.
  2. Persistent attacks and criticism causing worry and distress.

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• exasperation

  1. The state of being exasperated; frustrated annoyance.
  2. The act or an instance of exasperating.
  3. An exasperating or being exasperated; great irritation or annoyance

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  1. The state of being exasperated; frustrated annoyance.
  2. The act or an instance of exasperating.
  3. An exasperating or being exasperated; great irritation or annoyance

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• bothering

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• botheration

  1. (Informal) Bother
  2. The act of bothering, or state of being bothered; cause of trouble; perplexity; annoyance; vexation.

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  1. (Informal) Bother
  2. The act of bothering, or state of being bothered; cause of trouble; perplexity; annoyance; vexation.

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• annoyance

  1. A thing or person that annoys
  2. An annoying or being annoyed
  3. A cause of irritation or vexation; a nuisance.

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  1. A thing or person that annoys
  2. An annoying or being annoyed
  3. A cause of irritation or vexation; a nuisance.

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Behavior or an act that is intentionally provocative

• defiance

  1. The feeling, or spirit of being defiant.
  2. The act or an example of defying; bold resistance to an opposing force or authority.
  3. A challenge

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  1. The feeling, or spirit of being defiant.
  2. The act or an example of defying; bold resistance to an opposing force or authority.
  3. A challenge

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• challenge

  1. An act or statement of defiance; a call to confrontation:
  2. (Law) A formal objection or exception to a person who has been chosen as a prospective juror
  3. A call to engage in a contest, fight, or competition:

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  1. An act or statement of defiance; a call to confrontation:
  2. (Law) A formal objection or exception to a person who has been chosen as a prospective juror
  3. A call to engage in a contest, fight, or competition:

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Something that incites especially a violent response

• trigger

  1. Something that induces intense emotional distress, especially by evoking memories of past trauma.
  2. A similar device used to release or activate a mechanism.
  3. An act, impulse, etc. that initiates an action, series of events, etc.

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  1. Something that induces intense emotional distress, especially by evoking memories of past trauma.
  2. A similar device used to release or activate a mechanism.
  3. An act, impulse, etc. that initiates an action, series of events, etc.

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• stimulus

  1. Government spending designed to generate or increase economic activity.
  2. (Physiol., Psychol.) Any action or agent that causes or changes an activity in an organism, organ, or part, as something that excites an end organ, starts a nerve impulse, or activates a muscle
  3. An agent, action, or condition that elicits or accelerates a physiological or psychological activity or response.

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  1. Government spending designed to generate or increase economic activity.
  2. (Physiol., Psychol.) Any action or agent that causes or changes an activity in an organism, organ, or part, as something that excites an end organ, starts a nerve impulse, or activates a muscle
  3. An agent, action, or condition that elicits or accelerates a physiological or psychological activity or response.

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• instigation

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• incitement

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• incitation

  1. Something that incites.
  2. The act of inciting or moving to action.

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  1. Something that incites.
  2. The act of inciting or moving to action.

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• goad

  1. A sharp-pointed stick used in driving oxen
  2. An agent or means of prodding or urging; a stimulus.
  3. Any driving impulse; spur

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  1. A sharp-pointed stick used in driving oxen
  2. An agent or means of prodding or urging; a stimulus.
  3. Any driving impulse; spur

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