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"sense": "to irritate; annoy; bother",
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"sense": "to irritate; annoy; bother",
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"sense": "to irritate; annoy; bother",
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"sense": "to irritate; annoy; bother",
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"sense": "to irritate; annoy; bother",
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"sense": "to irritate; annoy; bother",
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"sense": "to irritate; annoy; bother",
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"sense": "to irritate; annoy; bother",
"word": "aborrecer"
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"roman": "razdražátʹ",
"sense": "to irritate; annoy; bother",
"word": "раздража́ть"
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"sense": "to irritate; annoy; bother",
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"sense": "to irritate; annoy; bother",
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"sense": "to irritate; annoy; bother",
"word": "досаждам"
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"sense": "to irritate; annoy; bother",
"word": "veksya"
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"sense": "to irritate; annoy; bother",
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"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to irritate; annoy; bother",
"word": "ärsyttää"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to irritate; annoy; bother",
"word": "agacer"
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to irritate; annoy; bother",
"word": "irriter"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to irritate; annoy; bother",
"word": "ärgern"
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to irritate; annoy; bother",
"word": "bosszant"
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to irritate; annoy; bother",
"word": "infastidire"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to irritate; annoy; bother",
"word": "irritare"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to irritate; annoy; bother",
"word": "seccare"
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"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to irritate; annoy; bother",
"word": "piget"
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"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to irritate; annoy; bother",
"word": "taedet"
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"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to irritate; annoy; bother",
"word": "hakirara"
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to irritate; annoy; bother",
"word": "whakahōhā"
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"sense": "to irritate; annoy; bother",
"word": "whakakūrakuraku"
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"sense": "to irritate; annoy; bother",
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"sense": "to irritate; annoy; bother",
"word": "irritere"
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"sense": "to irritate; annoy; bother",
"word": "plage"
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"sense": "to irritate; annoy; bother",
"word": "drażnić"
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"sense": "to irritate; annoy; bother",
"word": "aborrecer"
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"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "razdražátʹ",
"sense": "to irritate; annoy; bother",
"word": "раздража́ть"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "to irritate; annoy; bother",
"word": "fastidiar"
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