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An offensive word or phrase used to express anger or annoyance

A cause of great distress or misfortune

A magical spell, especially one that brings about harm or evil

The quality of being vulgar

A form of words used as a magical charm or incantation

Any imagined fear or threat, or a fear presumed larger than it really is

A thing that causes disgust or loathing

The quality of being evil or morally wrong

Detested person

The process in a woman of discharging blood and other material from the lining of the uterus at intervals of about one lunar month from puberty until the menopause, except during pregnancy

(pathology) An abnormal condition of a human, animal or plant that causes discomfort or dysfunction

An expression of vehement protest

To utter offensive words in anger or annoyance

To criticize or abuse someone verbally

To afflict, or be afflicted with, a misfortune or something undesirable

To invoke or use a (magical) curse against

Express vehement protest

(be fated) To determine, or doom to, the fate of in advance

To officially exclude someone from membership of a church or religious community

Feel or express great loathing for

To express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment, usually tiresomely

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Noun

An offensive word or phrase used to express anger or annoyance

four-letter word

strong language

filthy language

vulgar language

colourful language

effing and blinding

four-letter words

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“He uttered a curse at the sight of the blank screen.”

Noun

A cause of great distress or misfortune

thorn in the flesh

thorn in one's side

stroke of bad luck

pain in the bum

pain in the neck

pain in the backside

pain in the rear

thorn in your side

trials and tribulations

reverse of fortune

reversal of fortune

source of aggravation

source of irritation

source of annoyance

bane of one's life

pain in the behind

serious accident

fatal attraction

soft underbelly

impecuniousness

financial distress

unfortunateness

uphill struggle

tough assignment

harsh conditions

apprehensiveness

desperate straits

devil's own luck

baptism of fire

painful experience

lack of success

unpleasant experience

difficult going

kick in the teeth

devastating blow

heartbrokenness

stroke of ill luck

pressure cooker

tough situation

demoralization^US

disconsolateness

unwanted responsibility

nervous tension

demoralisation^UK

downheartedness

broken-heartedness

heaviness of heart

mental suffering

sweat of one's brow

blood, sweat and tears

conscientiousness

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“This has been a curse on this house since it came here. Good riddance. You can take it.”

Noun

A magical spell, especially one that brings about harm or evil

“When she was pregnant with Maria, her own sister had placed a curse on her because of her jealousy that she herself was barren.”

Noun

The quality of being vulgar

four-letter word

gross indecency

indecent behaviour

unwholesomeness

dirty-mindedness

unacceptability

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Noun

A form of words used as a magical charm or incantation

prestidigitation

fortune-telling

sleight of hand

sympathetic magic

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Noun

Any imagined fear or threat, or a fear presumed larger than it really is

thorn in one's side

thorn in the flesh

bane of one's life

irrational fear

overwhelming anxiety about

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Noun

A thing that causes disgust or loathing

Noun

The quality of being evil or morally wrong

unscrupulousness

irreligiousness

mischievousness

sacrilegiousness

unrighteousness

lack of respect

misbehaviour^UK

dishonourableness

demoralization^US

demoralisation^UK

monkey business

contemptibility

antisocial behavior

lack of principles

disreputableness

misdemeanour^UK

immoral behaviour

mischief-making

self-indulgence

underhandedness

reprehensibility

lack of restraint

pleasure-seeking

life in fast lane

unethical behaviour

reprehensibleness

unwholesomeness

disagreeableness

monkey-business

taking the Lord's name in vain

clandestineness

act of wickedness

fall from grace

gross indecency

indecent behaviour

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Noun

Detested person

detested person

Noun

The process in a woman of discharging blood and other material from the lining of the uterus at intervals of about one lunar month from puberty until the menopause, except during pregnancy

Noun

(pathology) An abnormal condition of a human, animal or plant that causes discomfort or dysfunction

medical condition

what's going around

unsubstantiality

insubstantiality

health condition

valetudinarianism

contagious disease

unwholesomeness

unhealthfulness

health complaint

lack of strength

learning difficulties

learning disability

physical disability

ineffectiveness

pneumonic plague

lack of vitality

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Noun

An expression of vehement protest

verbal onslaught

character assassination

stream of abuse

stigmatization^US

a slanging match

stigmatisation^UK

rap over the knuckles

abusive language

slap on the wrist

dissatisfaction

verbal disapproval

excommunication

bone of contention

slap in the face

kick in the teeth

harsh criticism

civil disobedience

underestimation

disreputableness

loss of reputation

critical remark

critical remarks

statement of dissatisfaction

oral punishment

piece of your mind

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Verb

To utter offensive words in anger or annoyance

“I heard my Grandma curse in anger for the first time that morning when she asked Ralph to get his drunken butt off of her porch and out of her life.”

Verb

To criticize or abuse someone verbally

inveigh against

cast aspersions on

cut to the quick

fulminate against

give a black eye

vituperate against

drag through the mud

blacken the name of

bring into disrepute

do a hatchet job on

throw brickbats at

spread lies about

give a bad name

sully the reputation of

conduct a smear campaign against

blacken the reputation of

give offence to

step on one's toes

cause offence to

treat disrespectfully

hurt somebody's feelings

find fault with

read the riot act

tear a strip off

give someone a dressing-down

haul over the coals

tear off a strip

give someone a roasting

remonstrate with

give someone hell

rap over the knuckles

give someone a rollicking

let someone have it

give someone a bad press

give someone a bollocking

give a talking-to

jump down one's throat

give someone a telling-off

give someone an earful

give a bad press to

give someone a mouthful

give someone a wigging

give someone what for

give someone some stick

give someone a row

give someone a rating

rake over the coals

criticize severely

go for the jugular

give someone a caning

send someone away with a flea in their ear

blacken the character of

slap on the wrist

bite someone's head off

give some stick to

lay down the law

jump down someone's throat

give comeuppance

slap someone's wrist

hurl insults at

lose one's temper with

take down a peg

take a swipe at

give something a battering

cut down to size

express disapproval of

be spiteful towards

be unkind about

be malicious about

speak of with disfavour

assault verbally

pass strictures upon

jump on one's case

snap someone's head off

call over the coals

call on the carpet

knock off high horse

give a tongue-lashing

hold forth against

give something a bad press

give someone bondi

criticize unfairly

throw stones at

point the finger

have someone on the carpet

give the business

take to the woodshed

keep nothing back

erupt with anger

put someone on the hot seat

pin your ears back

put someone on the griddle

burn someone's ears

give vent to one's emotions

give free rein to one's emotions

attack somebody's dignity

shoot full of holes

put your back up

hit where one lives

make somebody's hackles rise

ruffle one's feathers

raise your hackles

give the cold shoulder

rap someone the knuckles

drag over the coals

expostulate about

protest strongly at

make a fuss about

make a stand against

kick up a fuss about

take issue with

thunder against

raise objections to

make a protest against

declaim against

complain vociferously about

disagree violently with

oppose strongly

put up a fight against

kick up a stink about

complain bitterly about

take a stand against

speak out against

remonstrate about

take great exception to

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“Sometimes, he would summon me to his office and start to curse me up and down, citing so-and-so and this-or-that as wrong.”

Verb

To afflict, or be afflicted with, a misfortune or something undesirable

be afflicted with

be plagued with

be bedevilled by

be blighted with

be burdened with

cause suffering to

give someone grief

give a hard time

drive up the wall

cause trouble to

inflict anguish on

be in someone's way

weigh heavily on

bend someone's ear

discriminate against

inflict suffering on

inflict pain on

cause anguish to

arouse anxiety in

make it tough for

throw off balance

be on one's case

be a nuisance to

play cat and mouse

rub salt in wound

put through wringer

put the squeeze on

jump on one's case

give a bad time

give the business

give the needle

get on your nerves

be on your back

get in your hair

cut to the quick

rub up the wrong way

drive round the bend

cause anxiety to

give someone the hump

prey on your mind

breathe down someone's neck

drive round the twist

get on one's nerves

get on your wick

be a great weight on

make someone see red

get your back up

get under your skin

weigh heavily on someone's mind

hurt somebody's feelings

punish unfairly

cause concern to

cause discomfort to

make uncomfortable

weigh heavily on one's mind

make somebody's hackles rise

make despondent

rattle one's cage

make things hot for someone

put your back up

hit where one lives

be a pain in the neck

be a thorn in someone's side

take control of

give someone the works

try your patience

make your blood boil

show antagonism to

be prejudiced against

cause disquiet to

feel ill will towards

bear a grudge towards

show ill will towards

break one's heart

put into a funk

put a damper on

break the heart of

breath down someone's neck

be the victim of

come back to haunt

ruffle one's feathers

get your dander up

be a thorn in someone's flesh

get up someone's nose

get your hackles up

search high heaven

put on the rack

be a weight on one's mind

take the mickey

be a weight on someone's mind

cause annoyance to

cause resentment to

get on the nerves of

be on the back of

take the piss out of

kick up a stink

lie heavy on someone's mind

weigh heavy on someone's mind

drive you up the wall

get in the hair of

be on at someone

find fault with

punish repeatedly and unfairly

give someone the pip

drive to distraction

put pressure on

bring pressure to bear on

get across someone

work into lather

rub the wrong way

send into a rage

take a rise out of

raise your hackles

get a rise out of

be in someone's hair

mess with someone's head

do someone's head in

make severe demands on

put a strain on

make demands on

shout catcalls at

take advantage of

do an injustice to

take the heart out of

cause someone distress

step on the toes of

put into a flap

put someone off their stroke

cause someone to lose their composure

throw into a tizz

throw into tizzy

get on someone's back

have your knife into

give no quarter

lay a bad trip on

give offence to

hurt the feelings of

reduce to tears

knock the stuffing out of

harsh someone's mellow

make one's heart bleed

make someone's heart bleed

give someone the blues

make someone fed up

bring tears to your eyes

pour cold water on

break someone's spirit

throw cold water on

cast a gloom upon

break someone's heart

get on someone's case

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“He told her that if she kept harassing him, he would curse her with banishment from the shrine.”

Verb

To invoke or use a (magical) curse against

put the evil eye on

cast a spell on

point the bone at

give the evil eye

put the mozz on

put in a trance

put under a spell

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“Claims that the woman invoked a loa to curse him with insanity are invalidated by a complete lack of proof that he ever became insane.”

Verb

Express vehement protest

protest against

animadvert upon

mouth off about

vociferate about

inveigh against

kick up a fuss about

kick up a stink about

expostulate about

make a stand against

remonstrate about

raise objections to

oppose strongly

protest strongly at

take issue with

declaim against

fulminate against

put up a fight against

complain vociferously about

take a stand against

express disapproval of

criticize severely

take exception to

complain bitterly about

speak out against

make a fuss about

disagree violently with

make a protest against

find fault with

remonstrate with

haul over the coals

give someone hell

read the riot act

tear off a strip

tear a strip off

give someone a rollicking

give someone a bollocking

slap on the wrist

rap over the knuckles

give someone a roasting

give someone a bad press

do a hatchet job on

hold forth against

throw stones at

cast aspersions on

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Verb

(be fated) To determine, or doom to, the fate of in advance

sound the death knell

mark someone out for

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Verb

To officially exclude someone from membership of a church or religious community

shut the door on

leave out in the cold

see the back of

give someone the boot

give someone their marching orders

throw someone out on their ear

give the bum's rush

give someone the push

give someone the air

throw out on your ear

give someone the big E

put out in the street

show the door to

have someone deported

sentence to transportation

give someone the bullet

give the old heave-ho

give the heave-ho

hand someone his hat

remove by force

throw overboard

ax^US

axe^UK

go in different directions

go separate ways

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Verb

Feel or express great loathing for

feel aversion to

feel disgust for

feel revulsion to

regard with disgust

find intolerable

have an aversion to

have no use for

not be able to bear

be unable to stomach

be unable to bear

regard with contempt

feel aversion towards

take exception to

not be able to stand

not take kindly to

be unable to abide

be turned off to

have no taste for

have no stomach for

take a dim view of

dislike greatly

regard with repugnance

find unacceptable

look askance at

have no liking for

hold in disfavour

feel repugnance towards

bear malice toward

feel distaste for

find distasteful

regard with distaste

be unable to stand

lose interest in

dislike intensely

have hard feelings

feel hostility to

be unable to tolerate

feel hostile to

feel repelled by

be grossed out by

view with dislike

hold in disdain

hold no brief for

view with disfavour

have a low opinion of

not think much of

look down one's nose at

treat with contempt

turn your nose up at

have aversion to

find disgusting

feel repugnance

have a strong aversion to

feel hostile towards

bear a grudge against

feel revulsion towards

feel animosity to

feel hostility toward

feel aversion toward

feel hostility towards

feel repugnance toward

feel disgust towards

be scandalized by

feel contempt for

not be able to stomach

show contempt for

hold in contempt

be contemptuous about

turn up one's nose at

greatly dislike

be displeased with

be dissatisfied with

have a poor opinion of

be terrified of

be frightened of

take dim view of

have a problem with

have a horror of

curl your lip at

be scornful about

spit in the face of

spit in the eye of

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Verb

To express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment, usually tiresomely

kick up a stink

raise objections

express disapproval

be on at someone

speak out against

express disagreement

take exception to

raise objections to

find fault with

kick up a stink about

kick up a fuss about

protest against

lodge a protest

lodge a protest against

express disapproval of

express disagreement with

take issue with

take a stand against

put the boot in

make a fuss about

lodge a complaint

make a complaint

make an objection

inveigh against

make a song and dance

scream bloody murder

kick up a storm

make a big thing out of

make a big thing of

make a mountain out of a molehill

oppose strongly

make a thing of

sound off about

bellyache about

complain vehemently about

complain vociferously about

object strongly to

talk under your breath

make a protest to

express objections

express objections to

remonstrate against

be in opposition

be in opposition to

have a problem with

draw the line at

raise objection

take up the cudgels

be displeased by

express opposition

voice disapproval

express regret about

shed tears over

express sorrow about

eat your heart out

kick up a rumpus

be hypercritical

beat one's breast about

cry over spilt milk^UK

beat one's breast

cry over spilled milk^US

cry your eyes out

cry convulsively

turn on waterworks

burst into tears

express woe for

express sorrow for

be brokenhearted

wring one's hands over

turn on the waterworks

be heavy of heart

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