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Noun

A head of real or synthetic hair worn on the head

Hairs collectively, especially those growing on a person's head

Verb

To criticize or reprimand (someone) severely

To move gently in one direction and then another

To annoy, irritate or exasperate (someone)

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Noun

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A head of real or synthetic hair worn on the head

“Hair has stopped growing on most of her skull, and she wears a wig to cover her baldness.”

Noun

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Hairs collectively, especially those growing on a person's head

moustache^UK

mustache^US

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Verb

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To criticize or reprimand (someone) severely

criticise^UK

criticize^US

belabour^UK

belabor^US

give someone a dressing-down

give someone a roasting

give someone hell

give someone a telling-off

give someone an earful

rap over the knuckles

give someone a rollicking

put down

come down on

give someone a bollocking

jump on

slap down

give someone a caning

tear off a strip

give someone a wigging

give someone a mouthful

give someone a row

give someone some stick

rake over the coals

give someone a rating

give someone what for

jump down one's throat

slap on the wrist

send someone away with a flea in their ear

lay out

lean on

rap someone the knuckles

give a piece of one's mind

bite someone's head off

dishonor^US

dishonour^UK

pummel^US

pummelled^UK

mete out punishment to

rag on

make an example of

express disapproval of

lower the boom

send someone away with a flea in his

give someone a carpeting

snap someone's head off

rap on knuckles

slap on wrist

throw the book at

come down on like a ton of bricks

give someone stick

lose one's temper with

have someone on the carpet

give the business

jump down someone's throat

stigmatize^US

stigmatise^UK

drag through the mire

scandalize^US

scandalise^UK

give someone a bad press

minimize^US

minimise^UK

ostracize^US

ostracise^UK

give something a bad press

express a poor opinion of

put someone in their place

take down a peg or two

moralise^UK

moralize^US

blacken someone's reputation

rap across the knuckles

tear someone a new one

give someone a dressing down

give someone a telling off

rebuff

confront

hold someone to blame

drag someone's name through the mud

give a tongue-lashing

express disapprobation

express disapprobation of

stick it to

mortify

abash

bring charges against

make someone eat crow

make someone feel ashamed

disfavour^UK

disfavor^US

compromise

pin on

put in a bad light

ruin the reputation of

damage someone's reputation

point a

lay the blame on someone for

attribute liability to

lodge complaint

hold answerable for

destroy someone's credibility

blacken someone's name

censure with

denounce for

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Verb

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To move gently in one direction and then another

swing backwards and forwards

swing from side to side

swing to and fro

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Verb

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To annoy, irritate or exasperate (someone)

antagonise^UK

antagonize^US

ruffle one's feathers

try your patience

get under your skin

get up someone's nose

get your goat

make somebody's hackles rise

give someone the hump

drive round the twist

put someone's nose out of joint

rattle someone's cage

drive you up the wall

rub you up the wrong way

agonize^US

breathe down someone's neck

set one's teeth on edge

agonise^UK

weigh heavily on someone's mind

victimize^US

demoralize^US

tantalize^US

tantalise^UK

victimise^UK

demoralise^UK

be a thorn in someone's flesh

be a pain in the neck

get on the wrong side of

be a thorn in someone's side

make an enemy of somebody

rack

rattle someone's chain

scandalize^US

make things hot for someone

make it hot for someone

scandalise^UK

stroke someone's hair the wrong way

pressurize^US

pressurise^UK

push someon's buttons

eat up

get in the hair of

poison

breath down someone's neck

set someone's teeth on edge

be like a red rag to a bull

bring pressure to bear on

drive you out of your mind

drive you to distraction

make somebody's blood boil

drive you round the twist

make livid

drive you round the bend

push someone's buttons

exhaust someone's patience

carp at

beleague

get on someone's case

give offence

be disagreeable

tread on someone's toes

hurt somebody's feelings

put someone off their stroke

cause someone to lose their composure

dishonor^US

dishonour^UK

be bothered

cause anxiety

be a weight on someone's mind

satirize^US

satirise^UK

traumatize^US

traumatise^UK

appal^UK

appall^US

criticize^US

weigh heavily on one's mind

criticise^UK

mess with someone's head

belabour^UK

terrorize^US

belabor^US

terrorise^UK

be a weight on one's mind

cause inconvenience to

be the victim of

lie heavy on someone's mind

weigh heavy on someone's mind

knock the wind out of

make severe demands on

put a strain on

tire out

take aback

create difficulties for

harsh one's mellow

give a zinger

give the cold shoulder

tyrannize^US

get on someone's back

tyrannise^UK

make someone's stomach rise

dampen the spirits of

dampen someone's hopes

cause to lose hope

take the wind out of your sails

knock the stuffing out of

harsh someone's mellow

make one's heart bleed

give someone the blues

make someone's heart bleed

make sad

reduce to tears

knock sideways

bring tears to your eyes

keep under

dash hopes

break someone's spirit

throw cold water on

break someone's heart

play

cause someone difficulty

make someone go out of his way

cause to feel emotional strain

cause to feel mental strain

have an adverse effect on

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