persecute (v.)
- abuse
- afflict
- aggravate
- aggrieve
- annoy
- badger
- bait
- bedevil
- befoul
- beset
- bewitch
- blight
- bother
- bristle
- bug
- bully
- bullyrag
- chivy
- condemn
- corrupt
- crucify
- curse
- damage
- defile
- deprave
- despoil
- destroy
- devil
- disadvantage
- discompose
- distemper
- distress
- disturb
- dog
- doom
- dragoon
- envenom
- exasperate
- exercise
- fret
- get
- gripe
- harass
- harm
- harry
- haunt
- heckle
- hector
- hex
- hound
- hunt
- hurt
- ill-treat
- impair
- importune
- infect
- injure
- irk
- irritate
- jinx
- maltreat
- martyr
- menace
- miff
- mistreat
- molest
- nag
- needle
- nettle
- oppress
- outrage
- peeve
- pester
- pique
- plague
- poison
- pollute
- pother
- prejudice
- provoke
- punish
- pursue
- rack
- ride
- rile
- roil
- ruffle
- savage
- subjugate
- suppress
- taint
- tease
- threaten
- torment
- torture
- trouble
- tyrannize
- vex
- victimize
- violate
- worry
- wound
- wrong