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91fester — I. v. n. 1. Rankle, corrupt, suppurate, ulcerate. 2. Become malignant, grow virulent or violent, rankle. II. v. n. 1. Pustule, sore, abscess, imposthume, gathering. 2. Festering, rankling …
92affront — vb *offend, outrage, insult Analogous words: slight, ignore, *neglect: nettle, peeve, provoke, *irritate Antonyms: gratify (by an attention) Contrasted words: humor, indulge, pamper: flatter, compliment (see corresponding nouns at COMPLIMENT) …
93animosity — n 1. ill will, hostility, invidiousness, abhorrence, aversion, rankling aversion; opposition, vehement opposition, antipathy, rancor, antagonism, malevolence, malignity. 2. enmity, animus, loathing, hatred, detestation; virulence, spleen,… …
94annoying — adj 1. bothersome, pestering, Inf. pesky, Inf. pestiferous, vexatious; troublesome, troubling, thorny, fretful, worrisome, worrying, Dial. plaguy; hectoring, harassing, hounding, dogging, nagging, tormenting. 2. nettlesome, nettling, irritating,… …
95chagrin — n 1. vexation, annoyance, irritation, aggravation, perturbation, dismay; bitterness, resentment, chafing, rankling, smarting; bother, fret, worry, care, disquiet. 2. disappointment, frustration, sadness, sorrow, grief; unhappiness, depression,… …
96exacerbation — n 1. aggravation, intensification, heightening, deepening, sharpening, worsening. 2. embittering, envenoming, acerbating, galling, rankling, souring, poisoning. 3. exasperation, exasperating, ruffling, chafing, putting out; angering, infuriating …
97galling — adj irritating, chafing, rasping, stinging; exasperating, exacerbating, acerbating, embittering, rankling; annoying, provoking, peeving, nettling, net tlesome, Inf. aggravating; vexatious, vexing, irksome, irking; troublesome, thorny, fretful …
98hostility — n 1. antagonism, animus, ill will, ill feeling, grudge, spite, contempt; enmity, hatred, hate, dislike, disaffection, odium; malevolence, maliciousness, malice, meanness; bitterness, anger, wrath, dudgeon, rancor; rankling, bad blood, contumely.… …
99irritating — adj 1. provoking, agitating, inflaming, inflammatory, enflaming, kindling; inciting, igniting, instigating. 2. angering, incensing, irksome, irking; maddening, infuriating, enraging; exacerbating, rankling, galling, embittering. 3. nettlesome,… …
100loathing — n 1. abhorrence, execration, hate, hatred, abomination, odium, detestation, rancor, hostility, inimicalness, aversion, antipathy; enmity, contumely, virulence, rankling, ill will, bad blood, grudge, bitterness. 2. repugnance, revulsion,… …
