soreness, tenderness - a pain that is felt when the area is touched

anger, ire, choler - a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance

temper, irritation, pique - a sudden outburst of anger; "his temper sparked like damp firewood"

frustration - a feeling of annoyance at being hindered or criticized; "her constant complaints were the main source of his frustration"

aggravation, exasperation - an exasperated feeling of annoyance

harassment, torment - a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented; "so great was his harassment that he wanted to destroy his tormentors"

displeasure - the feeling of being displeased or annoyed or dissatisfied with someone or something

irritate - excite to an abnormal condition, of chafe or inflame; "Aspirin irritates my stomach"

feel, experience - undergo an emotional sensation; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret"

annoy, devil, gravel, irritate, nark, rile, vex, nettle, rag, bother, chafe, get at, get to - cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

get under one's skin, get - irritate; "Her childish behavior really get to me"; "His lying really gets me"

eat into, rankle, grate, fret - gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The unjustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered"

chafe - feel extreme irritation or anger; "He was chafing at her suggestion that he stay at home while she went on a vacation"

peeve - cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful

ruffle - trouble or vex; "ruffle somebody's composure"

fret - cause annoyance in

beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke - annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"

antagonize, antagonise - provoke the hostility of; "Don't antagonize your boss"

displease - give displeasure to

abrade, abrase, corrade, rub down, rub off - wear away

adjoin, contact, touch, meet - be in direct physical contact with; make contact; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point"

warm - make warm or warmer; "The blanket will warm you"