drat
7
9.5
- interjection
- /dræt/
- Informal
:
¡caramba!
- When I spilled my drink, I exclaimed, "drat!"
- Oh, drat
- said, "drat!"
Examples
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Drat, drat, and double drat!
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Oh Drat, this confounded machine doesn't make any sense.
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Drat, drat and double drat!
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Drat, I got that wrong.
Blog text (25) -
"Drat," she said and crumpled the paper into a ball.
Fiction book (2002) -
Drat - I'm ten minutes over my allotted hour.
Blog text (14) -
"Drat!" she said angrily.
Fiction book (1993) -
"Drat and drat again," she dropped another unsatisfactory effort into a garbage can made out of a hollowed elephant's foot.
Fiction book (2002) -
drat! I forgot my keys again.
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drat, I missed the bus by just a minute!
Synonyms
422
7.5
A small amount of care or worry about something
347
8.9
An angry or surprised question showing you do not believe something
62
6.7
A word people say when they feel annoyed or surprised
50
9.9
A rude strong swear word people say when angry or frustrated
40
9.3
A short sound people make to show they feel annoyed or do not believe something
33
9.9
A very rude phrase people say to show strong anger or annoyance
19
9.9
A short sound showing disbelief or lack of interest
17
8.4
A short phrase people say when they feel frustrated or disappointed
15
8.4
A short angry cry people say when they feel annoyed or frustrated
13
8.8
A quiet sound people make to show mild disapproval or annoyance
13
9.9
A short sound people make when they feel frustrated, annoyed, or surprised
11
9.9
A short sound people say or write to show anger
7
9.3
A sound people make to show disgust or annoyance
5
9.9
People say this to get someone's attention or introduce a statement, often showing annoyance
4
9.4
A short exclamation that shows annoyance or disappointment
4
9.9
A short informal word people say when they feel surprise, shock, or annoyance
4
9.9
A written sound that shows anger or frustration
3
9.9
A short cry people make when they feel pain or are annoyed
3
9.9
To say when you feel angry, annoyed, or upset
2
9.9
An informal word people say to show surprise, annoyance, or that they do not believe something
1
9.9
A short sound showing doubt or annoyance
1
9.8
A short sound that shows frustration or annoyance
1
9.9
A long loud online shout showing strong feeling
1
8.6
A mild word people use to show they are annoyed about something
1
9.9
People say a strong angry word when they feel very annoyed
1
9.0
A short word people say to show mild anger, surprise, or frustration
1
9.9
A short cry people say when they feel frustrated or annoyed
1
9.4
A childish word people say to show mild annoyance
1
9.9
A short gruff sound that shows annoyance or disapproval
To say a short word when you feel annoyed or frustrated
A short mild word people say when they are annoyed
A short word said to show mild surprise, annoyance, or frustration
Said when you are a little angry, annoyed, or surprised
An old mild word people say when they are annoyed
An old-fashioned word people say to show disbelief or annoyance
A short sound people use as a reply to show annoyance or disbelief
An exclamation said when something suddenly goes wrong
A short shout expressing disbelief or annoyance
To say or write a short exclamation to show surprise
A short angry word people say to show annoyance
A loud informal shout that shows surprise, shock, or strong annoyance
An old word people say to show surprise, anger, or shock
Antonyms
How Annoyed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Drat is thought to be a softer change of the stronger word damn, made so people could complain without swearing. So we use drat as a mild exclamation of 'annoyance' or 'disappointment'.