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Present participle for to disfavor or be against

Present participle for attack or criticize (someone)

Making things hot for someone

Present participle for to oppose, or be opposed to, something

Present participle for to express one's opposition to or disagreement with something

Present participle for to feel repentant over

Present participle for to dispute the validity of

Not satisfied or pleased with (a situation)

Not showing approval or favor towards an idea or action

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Verb

Present participle for to disfavor or be against

taking a dim view of

not thinking much of

discountenancing

tut-tutting over

tut-tutting about

taking exception to

not taking kindly to

finding unacceptable

having no stomach for

looking down on

not appreciating

having no taste for

viewing with disfavour

viewing with dislike

looking askance at

not standing for

finding repellent

regarding with disgust

having a low opinion of

holding no brief for

regarding with distaste

making faces at

bearing malice toward

look down one's nose at

having no liking for

having no taste

finding intolerable

having hard feelings

losing interest in

holding in disfavour

finding distasteful

having an aversion to

shaking one's head

looking down one's nose on

turning your nose up at

regarding with contempt

looking down upon

holding in disdain

treating with contempt

having a down on

disagreeing with

showing disapproval of

indicating disapproval of

having no use for

not feeling like

expressing a poor opinion of

remonstrating against

finding fault with

feeling hostile towards

disliking greatly

having a poor opinion of

feeling revulsion towards

feeling aversion towards

feeling malice to

bearing a grudge against

taking dim view of

having a problem with

showing displeasure

refusing to acknowledge

having contempt for

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“So if you disapprove of this approach to public artworks, now is the time to start kicking up a stink.”

Verb

Present participle for attack or criticize (someone)

finding fault with

casting aspersions on

inveighing against

pouring scorn on

railing against

nitpicking about

picking holes in

pulling to pieces

throwing brickbats at

giving a bad press to

animadverting on

giving some stick to

vituperating against

getting angry with

fulminating against

picking to pieces

passing strictures upon

finding unacceptable

looking askance at

hauling over the coals

giving a rocket

doing a number on

taking exception to

tearing a strip off

taking a dim view of

tearing off a strip

expressing strong disapproval of

remonstrating with

giving the business

passing judgment

complaining about

cutting to bits

giving bad press

taking to pieces

giving someone a bollocking

giving someone a roasting

rapping over the knuckles

giving someone a rollicking

giving someone a bad press

giving someone hell

protesting against

reading the riot act

jumping down one's throat

expressing disapprobation of

climbing all over

expressing disapprobation

thinking badly of

jumping all over

holding forth against

throwing stones at

underestimating

doing a hatchet job on

tearing to shreds

taking swipe at

dragging through the mud

speaking ill of

detracting from

stigmatizing^US

tearing to pieces

stigmatising^UK

speaking evil of

throwing mud at

trivializing^US

giving something a battering

criticizing severely

dishonouring^UK

finding lacking

trivialising^UK

giving a bad name

treating lightly

making light of

nitpicking over

casting a slur on

giving something a bad press

giving someone a dressing-down

raking over the coals

look down one's nose at

taking down a peg

speaking badly of

marginalizing^US

bringing into disrepute

marginalising^UK

blackening the name of

scandalizing^US

letting someone have it

discountenancing

scandalising^UK

dragging through the mire

giving a black eye

going for the jugular

flinging mud at

slinging mud at

cutting to the quick

cutting down to size

giving someone bondi

spreading lies about

sullying the reputation of

blackening the reputation of

quibbling about

grouching about

conducting a smear campaign against

whingeing about

bellyaching about

calling over the coals

giving a talking-to

sounding off about

taking a swipe at

holding up to ridicule

spreading scandal about

putting someone on the griddle

making sport of

pinning your ears back

running smear campaign

burning someone's ears

telling lies about

crawling all over

putting someone on the hot seat

taking the piss out of

looking down on

running a smear campaign against

assaulting verbally

thundering against

criticizing harshly

bringing under fire

disagreeing with

reviewing unfavorably

criticizing strongly

putting hooks in

giving a tongue-lashing

jumping down someone's throat

taking a dig at

laying down the law

showing someone up

clamoring against

looking askance

jumping on one's case

snapping someone's head off

biting someone's head off

animadverting upon

casting slur on

putting zingers on

blackening the character of

declaiming against

rapping knuckles

exposing to ridicule

holding up to shame

arguing against

taking issue with

bringing discredit to

reflecting badly on

hurting somebody's feelings

treating disrespectfully

stepping on one's toes

causing offence to

giving offence to

dragging someone's name through the mud

ripping up and down

tarring and feathering

dragging through mud

bringing shame upon

bringing shame on

regarding with disgust

feeling disgust for

feeling revulsion to

feeling aversion to

giving someone a wigging

putting on the mat

sending someone away with a flea in their ear

giving someone a mouthful

giving someone some stick

giving someone what for

giving someone a row

giving someone an earful

dragging over the coals

giving someone a telling-off

giving someone a rating

giving someone a caning

rapping someone the knuckles

misrepresenting

expressing a poor opinion of

remonstrating against

holding responsible

holding someone to blame

holding accountable

calling to account

blackening someone's name

declaring unfit

heaping scorn on

blowing whistle on

hanging something on

pointing finger at

laying at one's door

sending up the river

poking mullock at

taking the mickey

treating with contempt

curling one's lip

shooting full of holes

turning up one's nose

giving Bronx cheer

holding in contempt

causing to feel small

taking the wind out of your sails

making someone eat humble pie

settling someone's hash

making someone eat crow

taking down a peg or two

putting to shame

putting out of countenance

making a fool of

causing to lose face

writing a critique

giving your opinion of

writing a critique of

reading through

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Verb

Making things hot for someone

Verb

Present participle for to oppose, or be opposed to, something

disagreeing with

fighting against

contending with

struggling against

not countenancing

taking a stand against

putting up a fight against

speaking out against

striving against

taking issue with

calling in question

running counter to

flying in the face of

speaking against

arguing against

counterattacking

setting your face against

standing up and be counted against

quarreling with

shaking one's head

having a problem with

demurring against

demurring about

dissenting from

rebelling against

kicking against

calling into question

competing against

protesting against

doing battle with

setting at naught

having bone to pick

refusing to accept

putting up a fight

refusing to obey

skirmishing with

holding out against

meeting head-on

taking up arms against

facing off against

interfering with

putting up an argument

locking horns with

setting against

taking no notice of

paying no heed to

making a stand against

committing a breach of

defending yourself

agitating against

failing to agree

campaigning against

working against

contending against

opposing action

taking exception to

sparing no effort

dissenting with

taking wind out of sails

putting in opposition

setting as rivals

making a nonsense of

getting into conflict with

struggling with

rallying against

coming to blows with

crossing swords with

saying the opposite of

meeting head on

coming into conflict with

battling against

going up against

coming out against

going eyeball to eyeball with

contenting against

going toe to toe with

going one on one with

digging your heels in

kicking over the traces

defending against

offending against

transgressing against

conflicting with

putting an end to

refusing to accept the authority of

bringing to an end to

failing to observe

beginning battle with

cutting to shreds

casting doubt upon

thumbing nose at

throwing doubt on

throwing the book at

casting aspersions upon

failing to comply with

waging war against

entering into combat with

mounting an attack on

coming to close quarters with

joining battle with

giving battle to

saying nothing doing

expressing disagreement with

failing to agree with

withholding assent

refusing to support

declining to support

expressing objection

expressing disagreement

saying not a chance

pitting against

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Verb

Present participle for to express one's opposition to or disagreement with something

raising objections

expressing objections

protesting against

taking exception

expressing disagreement

expressing disapproval

expressing objections to

lodging a protest

taking exception to

arguing against

expressing disagreement with

expressing disapproval of

lodging a protest against

raising objections to

remonstrating against

having a problem

quarreling with

taking issue with

complaining about

drawing the line

grumbling about

having a problem with

taking a stand against

discountenancing

drawing the line at

making a fuss about

quibbling about

begging to differ

kvetching about

kicking up a fuss

kicking up a stink

railing against

raising objection

kicking up a fuss about

kicking up a stink about

making an objection

going-one-on-one

mixing it up with

Verb

Present participle for to feel repentant over

Verb

Present participle for to dispute the validity of

Adjective

Not satisfied or pleased with (a situation)

not best pleased

in high dudgeon

hot under the collar

bent out of shape

fed up to the teeth

with a chip on your shoulder

fed up to the back teeth

cut to the quick

at daggers drawn

foaming at the mouth

as cross as two sticks

gnashing one's teeth

blue in the face

ill-humoured^UK

evil-intentioned

with all guns blazing

beside yourself with rage

carrying a chip on your shoulder

overcome with anger

at end of one's rope

hot and bothered

beside yourself

at boiling point

rubbed the wrong way

in a filthy temper

having short fuse

hot under collar

having got out of bed on the wrong side

like a bear with a sore head

on a short fuse

having got out of bed the wrong side

easily offended

discombobulated

out of countenance

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Adjective

Not showing approval or favor towards an idea or action

antagonistic towards

dead set against

unsupportive of

ill-disposed towards

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