provoke

Synonyms:

arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, raise

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strike a chord, touch a chord

evoke a reaction, response, or emotion

ask for, invite

increase the likelihood of

draw

elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.

rekindle

arouse again

infatuate

arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way

prick

to cause a sharp emotional pain

fire up, heat, ignite, inflame, stir up, wake

arouse or excite feelings and passions

ferment

work up into agitation or excitement

excite, shake, shake up, stimulate, stir

stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of

fuel

stimulate

arouse, excite, sex, turn on, wind up

stimulate sexually

affright, fright, frighten, scare

cause fear in

thrill, tickle, vibrate

feel sudden intense sensation or emotion

invite, tempt

give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting

elate, intoxicate, lift up, pick up, uplift

fill with high spirits; fill with optimism

animate, enliven, exalt, inspire, invigorate

heighten or intensify

titillate

excite pleasurably or erotically

excite

arouse or elicit a feeling

enthuse

cause to feel enthusiasm

anger

make angry

combust

cause to become violent or angry

miff

cause to be annoyed

gall, irk

irritate or vex

exasperate, incense, infuriate

make furious

madden

make mad

offend, pique

cause to feel resentment or indignation

enrage

put into a rage; make violently angry

aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate

exasperate or irritate

discomfit, discompose, disconcert, untune, upset

cause to lose one's composure

enervate, faze, unnerve, unsettle

disturb the composure of

dissolve

cause to lose control emotionally

bemuse, bewilder, discombobulate, throw

cause to be confused emotionally

abash, embarrass

cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious

anguish, hurt, pain

cause emotional anguish or make miserable

afflict

cause great unhappiness for; distress

shame

cause to be ashamed

discountenance

look with disfavor on

bruise, hurt, injure, offend, spite, wound

hurt the feelings of

affront, diss, insult

treat, mention, or speak to rudely

lacerate

deeply hurt the feelings of; distress

sting

cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging

abase, chagrin, humble, humiliate, mortify

cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of

overcome, overpower, overtake, overwhelm, sweep over, whelm

overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

devastate

overwhelm or overpower

clutch, get hold of, seize

affect

kill

overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration

benight

overtake with darkness or night

knock out

overwhelm with admiration

stagger

astound or overwhelm, as with shock

lock

hold fast (in a certain state)

interest

excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of

absorb, engage, engross, occupy

consume all of one's attention or time

fascinate, grip, spellbind, transfix

to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe

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create, make

make or cause to be or to become

Synonyms:

call forth, evoke, kick up

arouse, bring up, call down, conjure, conjure up, invoke, put forward, raise, stir

summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic

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pick

provoke

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cause, do, make

give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally

Synonyms:

stimulate

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entice, lure, tempt

provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion

hook, snare

entice and trap

seduce

lure or entice away from duty, principles, or proper conduct

call

lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal

stool

lure with a stool, as of wild fowl

lead on

entice or induce especially when unwise or mistaken

tweedle

entice through the use of music

decoy

lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy

bait

lure, entice, or entrap with bait

rejuvenate

cause (a stream or river) to erode, as by an uplift of the land

jog

stimulate to remember

incite, instigate, set off, stir up

provoke or stir up

raise

activate or stir up

agitate, foment, stir up

try to stir up public opinion

rumpus

cause a disturbance

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challenge

issue a challenge to

Synonyms:

beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague

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goad, needle

goad or provoke,as by constant criticism

bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate, rag, torment

treat cruelly

madden

drive up the wall; go on someone's nerves

hamstring

make ineffective or powerless

badger, beleaguer, bug, pester, tease

annoy persistently

oppress, persecute

cause to suffer

haze

harass by imposing humiliating or painful tasks, as in military institutions

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annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex

cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations