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

A box on the ear

A injustice or wrong that has been committed against

A deliberate act of disrespect

Damning with faint praise

A remark intended to humiliate or criticize someone

The act or state of humiliating (someone) or being humiliated

A harsh expression of disapproval or criticism

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Noun

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

snappy comeback

backhanded compliment

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Noun

A box on the ear

cuff on the ear

Noun

A injustice or wrong that has been committed against

ruffled feathers

left-handed compliment

backhanded compliment

kick in the teeth

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Noun

A deliberate act of disrespect

kick in the teeth

the old heave-ho

cold-shouldering

smack in the face

silent treatment

smack in the eye

negative response

discountenancing

disconfirmation

counterstatement

statement abnegation

lack of acceptance

dissatisfaction

contradictoriness

disacknowledgement

refusal to acknowledge

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Noun

Damning with faint praise

left-handed compliment

back-handed compliment

backhanded compliment

uncomplimentary remark

pseudo-compliment

Noun

A remark intended to humiliate or criticize someone

disparaging remark

kick in the teeth

backhanded compliment

silent treatment

cold-shouldering

pointed comment

the cold shoulder

superciliousness

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Noun

The act or state of humiliating (someone) or being humiliated

smack in the face

kick in the teeth

blow to one's pride

eating humble pie

self-effacement

opprobriousness

disreputableness

loss of self-respect

loss of reputation

naming and shaming

loss of dignity

disgracefulness

public disgrace

disreputability

loss of respect

dissatisfaction

contemptibleness

lack of respectability

dishonorableness

ignominiousness

blot on your escutcheon

blot on the escutcheon

source of discredit

misrepresentation

skeleton in the cupboard

libellous statement

slanderous statement

character assassination

slap on the wrist

rap over the knuckles

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Noun

A harsh expression of disapproval or criticism

rap over the knuckles

kick in the teeth

slap on the wrist

verbal onslaught

stream of abuse

dissatisfaction

character assassination

rap on the knuckles

piece of one's mind

verbal blasting

a slap on the wrist

harsh criticism

slap on the wrists

verbal thrashing

oral punishment

stigmatization^US

flea in your ear

piece of your mind

flea in the ear

flea in one's ear

torrent of abuse

stigmatisation^UK

being put in one's place

haul over the coals

excommunication

threat of punishment

civil disobedience

backhanded compliment

verbal disapproval

critical remark

underestimation

lack of respectability

blot on the escutcheon

skeleton in the cupboard

a slanging match

snappy comeback

critical remarks

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Verb

Make worse

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Insult

give a black eye

kick in the teeth

cut to the quick

hit where one lives

do a hatchet job on

drag through the mud

cast aspersions on

drag through the mire

give a bad name

bring into disrepute

reflect badly on

bring shame upon

spread scandal about

bring discredit to

tar and feather

run smear campaign

rip up and down

tell lies about

blacken the name of

treat disrespectfully

run a smear campaign against

take down a peg

cut down to size

spread lies about

blacken someone's name

blacken the character of

give offence to

put in a bad light

hurt someone's feelings

take a swipe at

give someone the brush-off

give someone the go-by

treat with contempt

drag someone's name through the mud

not give time of day

take no notice of

give the cold shoulder

criticize unfairly

sully the reputation of

drag through mud

give comeuppance

knock off high horse

find fault with

write false reports about

give a bad name to

put someone in their place

make someone eat crow

take down a peg or two

cause to lose face

spread tales about

turn deaf ear to

show disrespect

show disrespect for

give the cold shoulder to

drag name through mud

characterize^US

characterise^UK

cause offence to

call someone names

cast a slur upon

be contemptuous of

turn up one's nose

make cutting remarks about

hold up to ridicule

say contemptuously

hold in contempt

give Bronx cheer

turn your nose up at

turn up your nose

curl one's lip at

shoot full of holes

give someone the cold-shoulder

bring into disfavour

step on one's toes

show in a bad light

bring to naught

rub up the wrong way

put someone's back up

be disagreeable

hurt somebody's feelings

get someone's goat

tread on someone's toes

be an affront to

put someone's nose out of joint

poke full of holes

knock bottom out of

take rug out from under

give someone a slap in the face

put the chill on

look coldly upon

look right through

give the brushoff

send to Coventry

show contempt for

cock a snook at

tell someone where to get off

be contemptuous about

regard with contempt

feel contempt for

freeze someone out

turn up your nose at

turn nose up at

look down nose at

turn your back on

take the piss out of

fail to observe

give someone the bum's rush

have no use for

fail to comply with

fly in the face of

look right through someone

comment negatively

thumb one's nose at

pretend not to see

look down your nose at

look straight through someone

look down one's nose at

hand someone the frozen mitt

leave out in the cold

express contempt

tell someone to get lost

find intolerable

make someone's hackles rise

ruffle someone's feathers

raise someone's hackles

hold up to scorn

have contempt for

refuse to acknowledge

take no account of

pay no attention to

not be able to stomach

not be able to stand

not be able to bear

cause suffering to

transgress against

treat with disdain

cause suffering

be scornful about

commit a breach of

be in breach of

laugh in the face of

poke mullock at

be disagreeable to

push the buttons of

hurt one's feelings

hurt the feelings of

blow raspberries at

laugh out of court

take the mickey out of

consider beneath you

keep at a distance

put in one's place

keep at arm's length

consider beneath one

curl your lip at

give the Bronx cheer to

spit in the face of

spit in the eye of

give something a miss

fail to include

fail to mention

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