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Action or speech that makes someone angry, especially deliberately

A reason for a particular feeling or emotion

Open resistance to authority or opposition

A situation or action that tempts someone to do something or makes a particular outcome likely

A remark made in order to anger, wound, or provoke someone

An action or remark that causes outrage or offense

The act of awaking, or ceasing to sleep

Annoyance or resentment

(negative) Something that arouses a feeling of excitement

Act of sensitizing

A feeling of intense irritation or annoyance

The arousing of public concern about an issue and pressing for action on it

The act of bringing about the occurrence of something

The feeling of being offended or resentful after a slight or indignity

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Noun

Action or speech that makes someone angry, especially deliberately

being rubbed up the wrong way

shot in the arm

kick up the backside

pressurization^US

pressurisation^UK

invigoration^US

intellectual nourishment

envigoration^UK

psychostimulant

motivating force

a shot in the arm

stimulating substance

carrot and stick

summons to contest

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“That gave the police the pretext to use provocations and attack both protesters and local youth.”

Noun

A reason for a particular feeling or emotion

mitigating circumstances

motivating force

whys and wherefores

the why and wherefore

rationalization^US

rationalisation^UK

why and wherefore

chief ingredient

principal element

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Noun

Open resistance to authority or opposition

insubordination

obstreperousness

intractableness

throwing of the gauntlet

ungovernableness

uncontrollableness

unmanageability

uncontrollability

cantankerousness

ungovernability

incorrigibility

uncooperativeness

fomentation of discontent

incitement to riot

incitement to rebellion

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Noun

A situation or action that tempts someone to do something or makes a particular outcome likely

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Noun

A remark made in order to anger, wound, or provoke someone

backhanded compliment

slap in the face

snappy comeback

superciliousness

shout of derision

kick in the teeth

microaggression

pointed comment

taking the piss

taking the mickey

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Noun

An action or remark that causes outrage or offense

backhanded compliment

kick in the teeth

left-handed compliment

slap in the face

superciliousness

disparaging remark

microaggression

a slap in the face

cold-shouldering

snappy comeback

pointed comment

ruffled feathers

the cold shoulder

silent treatment

misrepresentation

libellous statement

slanderous statement

whispering campaign

false accusation

false imputation

blot on your escutcheon

character assassination

object of ridicule

scandalmongering

smack in the eye

smack in the face

the old heave-ho

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Noun

The act of awaking, or ceasing to sleep

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Noun

Annoyance or resentment

source of annoyance

source of irritation

source of vexation

pain in the backside

pain in the bum

pain in the neck

pain in the rear

thorn in your flesh

source of aggravation

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Noun

(negative) Something that arouses a feeling of excitement

alarums and excursions

breach of the peace

fuss and bother

hell broke loose

hustle and bustle

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Noun

Act of sensitizing

sensitization^US

familiarisation^UK

familiarization^US

Noun

A feeling of intense irritation or annoyance

dissatisfaction

being rubbed up the wrong way

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Noun

The arousing of public concern about an issue and pressing for action on it

Noun

The act of bringing about the occurrence of something

Noun

The feeling of being offended or resentful after a slight or indignity

wounded feelings

dissatisfaction

cantankerousness

discontentedness

chip on your shoulder

acrimoniousness

uncharitableness

righteous anger

mean-spiritedness

fit of bad humour

more heat than light

curmudgeonliness

evil intentions

strong aversion

intense dislike

fit of the sulks

hateful feeling

hardness of heart

sense of injury

being rubbed up the wrong way

frenzy of anger

extreme dislike

fit of ill temper

paroxysm of rage

fit of bad temper

paroxysm of anger

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