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Noun

A feeling of distaste or hostility

(often follows "pet") A personal dislike or source of irritation

Psychological term for an irrational or obsessive fear of

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

To feel distaste for or hostility towards

Used politely to express regret, disappointment or embarrassment

Be angry about

To defy or put up an opposition to

To object to

Feel the need for

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Noun

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A feeling of distaste or hostility

disfavour^UK

disfavor^US

offence^UK

offense^US

rancour^UK

rancor^US

dishonor^US

dishonour^UK

chip on your shoulder

backwardness in coming forward

disinclination towards

statement of opposition

chip on one's shoulder

defence^UK

defense^US

furor^US

furore^UK

the green-eyed monster

quarrelling^UK

quarreling^US

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“Charline was a smart-mouthed ten-year-old girl with a strong dislike for everything regarding art.”

Noun

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(often follows "pet") A personal dislike or source of irritation

Noun

Psychological term for an irrational or obsessive fear of

Noun

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

specter^US

spectre^UK

rancor^US

rancour^UK

overwhelming anxiety about

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Verb

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To feel distaste for or hostility towards

disfavour^UK

disfavor^US

be unable to tolerate

feel aversion towards

regard with repugnance

discommend

feel repugnance towards

bear a grudge against

feel malice to

feel revulsion towards

have a poor opinion of

be revolted by

look down one's nose on

indicate disapproval of

feel hostility towards

feel hostility toward

feel aversion toward

feel repugnance toward

think wrong

feel repugnance

have a strong aversion to

not be able to stomach

have a low opinion of

minimize^US

minimise^UK

be contemptuous about

give someone the brush-off

give someone the go-by

look down one's nose at

gloss over

turn your nose up at

take no notice of

give the cold shoulder

turn one's nose up at

refuse to acknowledge

treat disrespectfully

look down your nose at

give the Bronx cheer to

dishonor^US

dishonour^UK

give the cold shoulder to

turn up your nose at

turn nose up at

discard

turn up one's nose at

take the mickey out of

demoralise^UK

demoralize^US

trivialize^US

put out of one's mind

trivialise^UK

ostracize^US

hand someone the frozen mitt

kick someone in the teeth

have nothing to do with

leave off

give someone the big E

unfollow

give someone the air

ostracise^UK

unfriend

have nothing more to do with

bin off

give someone the push

leave out in the cold

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“I dislike the manner in which anyone who doesn't embrace it is dismissed as some kind of Luddite.”

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Used politely to express regret, disappointment or embarrassment

apologise^UK

apologize^US

criticise^UK

criticize^US

agonize^US

agonise^UK

beat one's breast about

cry over spilt milk^UK

cry over spilled milk^US

wring one's hands over

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Verb

Be angry about

harbour a grudge against

have hard feelings about

show antipathy towards

harbour a grudge about

get nose out of joint

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To defy or put up an opposition to

neutralise^UK

neutralize^US

put up a fight against

set your face against

stand up and be counted against

balk^US

baulk^UK

criticize^US

come face to face with

criticise^UK

antagonize^US

antagonise^UK

meet eyeball-to-eyeball

set one's face against

blow out of the water

be at odds with somebody

beg to differ

reluct

throw down the gauntlet at

enquire^UK

inquire^US

match yourself against

knock the bottom out of

give the lie to

drive a coach and horses through

deceive

belie

struggle with

get into conflict with

be at each other's throats

knock chip off shoulder

go eyeball to eyeball with

be pitted against

be opposed to

go toe to toe with

come into conflict with

take the bull by the horns

go up against in contest

try to beat

bid

attempt

pitch oneself against

take issue with somebody

refuse to accept the authority of

take wind out of sails

enter into combat with

express disagreement with

tell someone where to get off

reprove

give the cold shoulder

not hear of

give someone the brush-off

give someone the go-by

come to close quarters with

entertain doubts about

have reservations about

take law into own hands

harbour suspicions about

have suspicions about

raise doubts about

express reservations about

harbour reservations about

have hesitations about

express suspicions about

contradict each other

set to

rip into each other

be at sixes and sevens

give cold shoulder to

brazen out

survive

show to be wrong

argue the pros and cons of

blow sky high

declare to be untrue

prove to be wrong

have an argument about

pick an argument with

bandy words concerning

go the distance against

stand one's ground

sit and take it

persevere in the face of

not give up

hold one's ground

hold one's ground against

remain firm

stand one's ground against

take it

hold the line against

put up struggle

stand firm

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Verb

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To object to

Verb

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Feel the need for

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