Synonyms and related words :
afflict, aggravate, agonize, ail, anger, annoy, arouse, be remembered, bite, bother, break up, bristle, burn, canker, chafe, convulse, corrupt, crucify, crumble, crumble into dust, cut, decay, decompose, disintegrate, distress, embitter, exasperate, excruciate, fall into decay, fall to pieces, fester, fret, gall, gangrene, get to, give pain, gnaw, go bad, go to pieces, grate, grind, gripe, harass, harrow, huff, hurt, incense, inflame, inflict pain, irk, irritate, kill by inches, lacerate, make an impression, martyr, martyrize, matter, miff, mildew, mold, molder, mortify, necrose, nettle, never be forgotten, nip, obsess, pain, peeve, penetrate, pierce, pinch, pique, plague, prick, prolong the agony, provoke, put to torture, putrefy, putresce, rack, rasp, rile, ripen, roil, rot, rub, ruffle, run, set up, sink in, sphacelate, spoil, stab, sting, stir the blood, stir up, suppurate, torment, torture, tweak, twist, upset, vex, weep, work up, wound, wring