PROVOKE

• (verb) provide the needed stimulus for

  synonyms : stimulate

• (verb) evoke or provoke to appear or occur

  "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple"

  synonyms : call forth , evoke , kick up

• (verb) call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

  "arouse pity", "raise a smile", "evoke sympathy"

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

  “the incident fired his imagination”, “the movie kindled interest in”, “his curt reply provoked her to” -added by nsrees

• (verb) annoy continually or chronically

  "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked", "This man harasses his female co-workers"

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

  he already busy with a hundred things , he doesnt need you beseting him like this. -added by diviya_inlas

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