Nettle
<net-tul>
annoy; provoke; harass;
to do something to upset someone.
The cat liked to nettle the dog. He liked to be chased.
Memory trick:
think of the nettles on a rose.
they are meant to bother you.
The product problems will nettle the customers. We must delay the launch.
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