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101niman — [continued from previous definition] 1. to seize, grasp, capture, catch; (1) to get into one s hands by force or artifice; (a) by war, robbery, legal process, etc.; w.a. cognate: (b) to catch fish, an animal, a bird, etc.; (b α) of an animal, to… …
102miff — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t., informal, offend, provoke, iritate. See irascibility. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. huff, tantrum, fit; see anger , rage 2 . v. 1. [To annoy] Syn. provoke, pester, offend; see bother 2 . 2. [To frown]… …
103rage — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. fury, frenzy, wrath, violence; fashion, fad, craze. See desire. v. i. storm, rave, bluster. See excitement, excitability. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Violent anger] Syn. fury, wrath, ferocity; see anger .… …
104spite — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. malice, ill will, grudge, malignity, malevolence. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. umbrage, malice, malignity, resentment, ill will, hatred, contempt, harsh feeling, grudge, antipathy, enmity, animosity,… …
105provoke — v. a. 1. Excite, stimulate, arouse, rouse, awaken, incite, move, kindle, inflame, animate, instigate, impel, stir up, work up, induce. 2. Exasperate, incense, enrage, chafe, vex, aggravate, anger, irritate, exacerbate, nettle, offend, affront,… …
106anger — n 1. ire, dudgeon, high dudgeon, Scot. birse, Inf.Irish, Inf. dander; wrath, passion, hot blood, hot temper, vials of wrath; rage, fury. 2. offense, indignation, umbrage; pique, huff, tiff, fume, Inf. slow burn. 3. embitterment, bitterness,… …
107pique — v 1. irritate, annoy, irk, vex, peeve, nettle, chafe, Chiefly U.S. rile, Inf. aggravate, Inf. miff, Inf. give [s.o.] a pain, Inf. get under [s.o. s] skin, Inf. get in [s.o. s] hair, Sl. bug; exasperate, ruffle, roil, disturb, perturb, disquiet,… …
108resent — v 1. be offended at, take offense at, take umbrage at; feel displeasure at, be irritated, be annoyed, chafe at; be indignant at, be in a dudgeon over, show indignation at; dislike, view with dissatisfaction, take exception, disagree with; take… …
109offence — n. (US offense) 1 an illegal act; a transgression or misdemeanour. 2 a wounding of the feelings; resentment or umbrage (no offence was meant). 3 the act of attacking or taking the offensive; aggressive action. Phrases and idioms: give offence… …
