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Noun

Dissatisfaction with one's circumstances

A grumpy, bad-tempered or irascible person

Protest against official policy

Protest, objection, disapproving pleading, or an act thereof

The state or feeling of being jealous

Verb

To cause to feel discontented or disgruntled

Adjective

Feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment

Very unhappy and unable to be comforted

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Noun

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Dissatisfaction with one's circumstances

chip on your shoulder

offence^UK

offense^US

disfavour^UK

disfavor^US

rancour^UK

rancor^US

furor^US

furore^UK

being rubbed up the wrong way

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“He finally decided to express his extreme discontent with her via MSN this evening in a random miniature conversation.”

Noun

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A grumpy, bad-tempered or irascible person

bear with a sore head

sceptic^UK

skeptic^US

doom and gloom merchant

death's head at a feast

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Noun

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Protest against official policy

difference of opinion

quarrelling^UK

quarreling^US

rancour^UK

rancor^US

irreconcilable difference

keeping up with the Joneses

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Noun

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Protest, objection, disapproving pleading, or an act thereof

statement of opposition

disfavour^UK

disfavor^US

clamour^UK

clamor^US

furore^UK

furor^US

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

chorus of disapproval

rancour^UK

rancor^US

statement of dissatisfaction

clamouring^UK

clamoring^US

defence^UK

defense^US

scepticism^UK

skepticism^US

difference of opinion

character assassination

ticking off

rap over the knuckles

slap on the wrist

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Noun

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The state or feeling of being jealous

the green-eyed monster

rancor^US

rancour^UK

disfavor^US

disfavour^UK

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Verb

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To cause to feel discontented or disgruntled

antagonize^US

antagonise^UK

fall short of expectations

break one's promise to

give cause for complaint

scandalize^US

scandalise^UK

give someone the hump

put someone's nose out of joint

make somebody's hackles rise

enflame

ruffle one's feathers

mad

drive round the twist

hurt somebody's feelings

agonize^US

agonise^UK

rattle someone's cage

get up someone's nose

appal^UK

appall^US

rub you up the wrong way

tantalize^US

tantalise^UK

be a pain in the neck

be a thorn in someone's side

be a thorn in someone's flesh

drive you up the wall

get on the wrong side of

make an enemy of somebody

stroke someone's hair the wrong way

push someon's buttons

set one's teeth on edge

criticise^UK

criticize^US

tread on someone's toes

give a zinger

give the cold shoulder

breathe down someone's neck

frighten

carp at

underwhelm

get on someone's case

traumatize^US

paralyse^UK

traumatise^UK

paralyze^US

take the wind out of your sails

completely surprise

give a turn

throw a curve

make someone's blood run cold

raise someone's eyebrows

set someone back on their heels

knock for six

shake out of your complacency

hit like ton of bricks

mix up

give a bad time

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“He was careful not to discontent her in any way.”

Adjective

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Feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment

fed up to the back teeth

with a chip on your shoulder

sniveling^US

snivelling^UK

ill-humored^US

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

as cross as two sticks

like a bear with a sore head

antagonized^US

criticizing^US

baulked^UK

balked^US

antagonised^UK

criticising^UK

have had something up to here

dishonored^US

dishonoured^UK

with chip on shoulder

have had it up to here

carrying a chip on your shoulder

humourless^UK

humorless^US

sombre^UK

somber^US

have had it up to here with

have had a basinful of

agonised^UK

agonized^US

having got out of bed on the wrong side

having got out of bed the wrong side

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“Passion seemed to be much discontent, but Patience was very quiet. Then Christian asked, What is the reason of the discontent of Passion?”

Adjective

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Very unhappy and unable to be comforted

demoralised^UK

demoralized^US

sombre^UK

somber^US

agonized^US

agonised^UK

sniveling^US

snivelling^UK

gray^US

grey^UK

traumatized^US

agonizing^US

traumatised^UK

agonising^UK

baulked^UK

balked^US

on the verge of tears

mentally defeated

at the end of your tether

racked with suffering

humorless^US

humourless^UK

unable to be comforted

unable to be consoled

lorn

beside oneself with grief

looking as if one had lost a pound and found a penny

lacking in confidence

lacking in enthusiasm

having lost heart

with cold feet

lost momentum

with tears in your eyes

unfavorable^US

unsavory^US

unsavoury^UK

given to looking on the black side

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