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Inclined to express negative or disapproving comments

Insulting or showing ridicule

Dissatisfied and complaining or rebellious

Having or showing an irritable disposition

Continual criticism, typically concerning trivial things

Bitter and abusive language

Excessive concern with minor details and rules

A statement that something is unsatisfactory or unacceptable

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Adjective

Inclined to express negative or disapproving comments

pass-remarkable

difficult to please

on someone's back

impossible to please

unfavourable^UK

over-censorious

over-particular

full of reproof

severely critical

unaccommodating

hard to satisfy

high-maintenance

easily disgusted

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Adjective

Insulting or showing ridicule

uncomplimentary

unfavourable^UK

dishonouring^UK

full of contempt

misrepresentative

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

high and mighty

on your high horse

scandalmongering

disadvantageous

high-and-mighty

turning up your nose at

looking down your nose at

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Adjective

Dissatisfied and complaining or rebellious

not best pleased

in high dudgeon

disapproving of

fed up to the teeth

with a chip on your shoulder

fed up to the back teeth

hot under the collar

insurrectionary

foaming at the mouth

bent out of shape

ill-humoured^UK

as cross as two sticks

blue in the face

gnashing one's teeth

at daggers drawn

with all guns blazing

beside yourself with rage

carrying a chip on your shoulder

cut to the quick

having short fuse

hot under collar

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

sick and tired of

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

evil-intentioned

discombobulated

out of countenance

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Adjective

Having or showing an irritable disposition

ill-humoured^UK

like a bear with a sore head

huffy irascible

having got out of bed the wrong side

having got out of bed on the wrong side

hot under the collar

on a short fuse

as cross as two sticks

easily offended

confrontational

uncommunicative

not best pleased

ready for a fight

perversely irritable

got up on wrong side of bed

having short fuse

hot under collar

bundle of nerves

down in the mouth

having a fit of the sulks

like a cat on a hot tin roof

like a cat on hot bricks

on pins and needles

have chip on shoulder

fed up to the teeth

with a chip on your shoulder

fed up to the back teeth

bent out of shape

unaccommodating

foaming at the mouth

set in one's ways

hard to satisfy

over-particular

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Noun

Continual criticism, typically concerning trivial things

civil disobedience

dissatisfaction

moans and groans

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“You may be distracted, overly hopeful, in a fault-finding mood, or just plain bored.”

Noun

Bitter and abusive language

verbal disapproval

character assassination

critical remark

critical remarks

underestimation

dissatisfaction

slap on the wrist

rap over the knuckles

scandalmongering

verbal onslaught

stream of abuse

misrepresentation

abusive language

defamation of character

malicious gossip

false accusation

coarse language

backhanded compliment

misrepresentation of character

torrent of abuse

a slanging match

profane language

false insinuation

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Noun

Excessive concern with minor details and rules

Noun

A statement that something is unsatisfactory or unacceptable

dissatisfaction

statement of dissatisfaction

moans and groans

minor criticism

trivial complaint

trivial objection

adverse comment

counter-argument

formal complaint

bone of contention

statement of opposition

howls of protest

civil disobedience

taking exception

thorn in one's side

thorn in one's flesh

bane of one's life

argument against

difficulty with

personal vexation

chip on one's shoulder

chip on your shoulder

discontentedness

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