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Inclined to express negative or disapproving comments

Insulting or showing ridicule

(of a person) Making others work hard or meet high standards

Having or showing an irritable disposition

Dissatisfied or irritable, tending to complain

Continual criticism, typically concerning trivial things

Bitter and abusive language

An expression or statement of protest or dissatisfaction

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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

full of reproof

severely critical

over-particular

easily disgusted

over-fastidious

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Adjective

Insulting or showing ridicule

uncomplimentary

unfavourable^UK

dishonouring^UK

misrepresentative

unsubstantiated

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Adjective

(of a person) Making others work hard or meet high standards

unaccommodating

high-maintenance

hard to satisfy

over-censorious

over-particular

pass-remarkable

difficult to please

over-fastidious

impossible to please

easily disgusted

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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

perversely irritable

having short fuse

hot under collar

bundle of nerves

got up on wrong side of bed

down in the mouth

having a fit of the sulks

not best pleased

bent out of shape

foaming at the mouth

ready for a fight

have chip on shoulder

set in one's ways

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Adjective

Dissatisfied or irritable, tending to complain

not best pleased

in high dudgeon

disapproving of

fed up to the teeth

fed up to the back teeth

with a chip on your shoulder

hot under the collar

foaming at the mouth

bent out of shape

ill-humoured^UK

as cross as two sticks

blue in the face

gnashing one's teeth

evil-intentioned

at daggers drawn

with all guns blazing

beside yourself with rage

cut to the quick

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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Noun

Continual criticism, typically concerning trivial things

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

Noun

Bitter and abusive language

verbal disapproval

character assassination

underestimation

critical remarks

critical remark

dissatisfaction

slap on the wrist

rap over the knuckles

scandalmongering

misrepresentation

abusive language

defamation of character

malicious gossip

false accusation

coarse language

backhanded compliment

misrepresentation of character

stream of abuse

profane language

torrent of abuse

a slanging match

false insinuation

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Noun

An expression or statement of protest or dissatisfaction

dissatisfaction

statement of dissatisfaction

civil disobedience

formal complaint

counter-argument

howls of protest

storms of protest

chorus of disapproval

howl of protest

taking exception

statement of opposition

bone of contention

argument against

difficulty with

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