Alienate
Alienate verb - To cause to change from friendly or loving to unfriendly or uncaring.
Usage example: his heartless treatment of their mother during the divorce proceeding has completely alienated the two children
Bug and alienate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Bug" instead a verb "Alienate".
Bug
Bug verb - To disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts.
Common collocations
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