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Adjective

Containing insult, or having the intention of insulting

Causing anger or another strong reaction, especially deliberately

Ridiculously small or inadequate

Politically incorrect

Present participle for speak to or treat with disrespect or scornful abuse

Present participle for to cause to feel upset, annoyed, or resentful

Present participle for to deliberately make (someone) annoyed or angry

Present participle for to treat or regard with contempt

Present participle for to say defamatory things about someone or something

Present participle for to ignore or disregard contemptuously

Present participle for to insult or put down, especially in a spiteful way

Present participle for to treat (a sacred place or thing) with violent disrespect

Present participle for to resist openly and boldly

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Adjective

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Containing insult, or having the intention of insulting

libellous^UK

libelous^US

unfavorable^US

libeling^US

minimizing^US

minimising^UK

dishonoring^US

libelling^UK

smart-arsed^UK

smart-assed^US

unsavoury^UK

patronizing^US

uncivilised^UK

uncivilized^US

unsavory^US

patronising^UK

turning up your nose at

looking down your nose at

straight from the shoulder

too big for your boots

too big for one's breeches

too big for one's boots

ill-humored^US

not backwards in coming forwards

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“He said the name never has been, nor is it intended to be insulting to anyone.”

Adjective

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Causing anger or another strong reaction, especially deliberately

energizing^US

energising^UK

galvanizing^US

galvanising^UK

giving one food for thought

seditionary

incitive

like a red rag to a bull

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Adjective

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Ridiculously small or inadequate

meagre^UK

meager^US

not worth bothering about

of little consequence

not worth speaking of

neither here nor there

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

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Adjective

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Politically incorrect

politically incorrect

Adjective

Uncalled for

without justification

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Noun

Insulting

Verb

Present participle for speak to or treat with disrespect or scornful abuse

libelling^UK

libeling^US

calling someone names

casting aspersions on

dishonoring^US

treating disrespectfully

giving someone the cold-shoulder

hurting someone's feelings

cutting to the quick

stepping on one's toes

doing an injustice to

victimizing^US

victimising^UK

stepping on the toes of

hitting where one lives

doing a disservice to

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“He said he became angry after his girlfriend was insulted by the two accused men.”

Verb

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Present participle for to cause to feel upset, annoyed, or resentful

putting someone's back up

putting someone's nose out of joint

rankling with

rubbing up the wrong way

treading on someone's toes

causing offense

getting someone's goat

hurting somebody's feelings

hurting someone's feelings

getting on your nerves

bedeviling^US

bedevilling^UK

rubbing the wrong way

arousing hostility in

getting in your hair

getting up your nose

getting under your skin

criticising^UK

criticizing^US

getting across someone

paralysing^UK

giving someone the hump

getting on one's nerves

sticking in one's craw

giving the cold shoulder

paralyzing^US

hitting where one lives

deviling

heavying

devilling

setting one's teeth on edge

doing in

tearing to pieces

boring

giving someone a hard time

tantalising^UK

breathing down someone's neck

tantalizing^US

bending someone's ear

interrupting

picking on

carping at

hurting the feelings of

hurting one's feelings

knocking out

raising someone's eyebrows

setting someone back on their heels

completely surprising

shaking out of your complacency

wronging

hitting like ton of bricks

giving a turn

giving someone a turn

taking the wind out of your sails

repulsing

causing offense to

steaming up

making your blood boil

making someone want to throw up

turning one's stomach

making one sick

cloying on

causing to feel nauseous

turning your stomach

filling with loathing

offending morals of

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Verb

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Present participle for to deliberately make (someone) annoyed or angry

getting on one's nerves

putting someone out

getting on someone's nerves

getting someone's back up

getting under one's skin

hacking off

sending into a rage

trying someone's patience

making angry

rubbing up the wrong way

trying one's patience

working into lather

giving someone the hump

making blood boil

making someone's blood boil

putting someone's back up

stirring up

winding up

getting a rise out of

getting in someone's hair

rubbing the wrong way

setting one off

setting on

taking a rise out of

getting across someone

making waves

putting out

hitting where one lives

Verb

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Present participle for to treat or regard with contempt

treating disrespectfully

giving someone the brush-off

giving the cold shoulder

showing disrespect

showing disrespect for

shrugging off

sneezing at

taking no notice of

giving someone the go-by

giving the cold shoulder to

not giving time of day

treating with contempt

ostracizing^US

ostracising^UK

looking right through

giving the brushoff

looking coldly upon

putting the chill on

giving someone a slap in the face

telling someone where to get off

turning up one's nose

sneering at

scoffing at

turning your nose up at

keeping your distance from

having no part of

not touching

having nothing to do with

giving a wide berth to

keeping at a distance

putting in one's place

keeping at arm's length

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Verb

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Present participle for to say defamatory things about someone or something

casting aspersions on

libelling^UK

libeling^US

criticising^UK

criticizing^US

pummelling^UK

blackening the name of

blackening the reputation of

blistering

bringing into disrepute

conducting a smear campaign against

cursing

cussing

demonising^UK

demonizing^US

sullying the reputation of

taking to pieces

throwing mud at

voodooing

dragging through the mud

doing a hatchet job on

throwing brickbats at

dishonoring^US

minimizing^US

dragging through the mire

minimising^UK

blackening the character of

belaboring^US

running a smear campaign against

belabouring^UK

blackening someone's name

speaking of with disfavour

spreading scandal about

raking over the coals

taking

carpeting

running smear campaign

giving a bad press to

knocking off high horse

giving someone a dressing-down

bringing into disfavour

causing a few raised eyebrows amongst

embarrassing

blackballing

causing raised eyebrows

raising eyebrows amongst

dismaying

blackguarding

giving offence to

showing in a bad light

putting in a bad light

knocking bottom out of

poking full of holes

taking rug out from under

calling someone names

giving someone a roasting

tearing off a strip

hauling over the coals

giving someone a bad press

giving someone what for

giving a piece of one's mind

giving someone a rocket

giving someone a bollocking

giving someone a rollicking

giving something a bad press

letting someone have it

rapping over the knuckles

giving some stick to

giving someone a wigging

ticking off

giving someone a mouthful

giving someone a row

giving someone an earful

giving a rocket

giving someone a telling-off

giving someone a rating

giving someone a caning

going for the jugular

declaiming against

criticizing severely

lashing into

taking to the woodshed

going on at

putting on the mat

sending someone away with a flea in their ear

giving someone some stick

kicking up a fuss about

kicking up a stink about

calling on the carpet

dressing-down

rapping someone over the knuckles

giving somebody a piece of one's mind

giving tongue-lashing

blowing up at

jumping all over

criticizing hatefully

giving one hell

eating out

giving someone a carpeting

giving something a battering

penalising^UK

penalizing^US

putting someone on the griddle

burning someone's ears

crawling all over

putting someone on the hot seat

pinning someone's ears back

ostracising^UK

ostracizing^US

running something down

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

protesting strongly at

putting up a fight against

opposing strongly

disagreeing violently with

kicking up

making a fuss about

kicking against

complaining vociferously about

taking great exception to

taking issue with

speaking out against

complaining bitterly about

complaining

kicking

vociferating

making a protest against

taking a stand against

objecting

expressing disapproval of

making a stand against

raising objections to

bringing someone to book

keeping after

taking someone to task

having someone on the carpet

jumping on one's case

snapping someone's head off

biting someone's head off

jumping down one's throat

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Verb

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Present participle for to ignore or disregard contemptuously

transgressing against

treating with disdain

committing a breach of

failing to comply with

flying in the face of

setting at naught

taking the piss out of

Verb

Present participle for to insult or put down, especially in a spiteful way

criticising^UK

criticizing^US

tantalising^UK

tantalizing^US

taking the piss out of

satirizing^US

satirising^UK

treating with contempt

ragging on

holding up to ridicule

taking the mickey out of

turning up one's nose

treating contemptuously

making a monkey out of

shouting disapproval at

blowing raspberries at

giving someone a hard time

turning your nose up at

saying contemptuously

turning up your nose

making cutting remarks about

bedeviling^US

bedevilling^UK

breathing down someone's neck

finding fault with

distressing

picking at

keeping complaining to

bending someone's ear

parodying

mimicking

getting

getting on the nerves of

getting in the hair of

victimizing^US

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

victimising^UK

searching high heaven

tracking down

turning upside down

leaving no stone unturned

putting through wringer

riling

pressing

leading someone a merry dance

playing cat and mouse

rubbing salt in wound

driving round the bend

driving round the twist

rubbing up the wrong way

getting under your skin

rousting

getting on your nerves

running up the wrong way

pulling someone's leg

messing around

pulling somebody's leg

leading on

leading somebody on

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Verb

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Present participle for to treat (a sacred place or thing) with violent disrespect

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Present participle for to resist openly and boldly

calling someone's bluff

taking a stand against

making my day

taking one on

treating with contempt

flying in face of

putting up a fight against

throwing down gauntlet

running the gauntlet

calling one's bluff

knocking chip off shoulder

stepping over the line

flying in the face of

taking the bull by the horns

telling off

facing with

brazening out

meeting eyeball-to-eyeball

going one-on-one

coming face to face with

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