objected to (verb) challenge: dispute, question
Sinonime: acerbate, aggravate, annoy, bother, bug*,
disturb, exasperate, gall, get one's goat, get under skin, grate, inflame, irk, irritate, nettle,
peeve, pique,
provoke, put out, roil, rub one the wrong way, try one's patience, vex
Antonime: make happy, please