gall
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7.4
- noun
- /ɡɔl/
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rencor
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- There is a lot of what's the word gall.
Examples
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She felt a deep sense of gall after her colleague took credit for her hard work.
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You have fed them with honey from the rock, yet they gave you gall.
Academic text (2007) -
Bitterness has turned her words to gall.
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But then, at the end of everything, you will not have this agony, - this taste of gall in tears.
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Bitter as gall!
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But this intrusion shall, now seeming sweet... ...convert to bitterest gall.
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With Shelby safe, they could release the bitter gall they had swallowed for hours, not wanting to risk God's displeasure by mixing prayer with venom.
Fiction book (1995) -
He says bitter gall, sweeter than dripping streams of honey that swarms in people's chests and blinds like smoke.
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His gall at being criticized for his actions was evident when he shouted back angrily.
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The gall he expressed was palpable when he confronted the manager about the unfair treatment.
Synonyms
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1.0
A very strong feeling of being upset or annoyed
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4.2
A long, strong feeling of anger toward someone who treated you unfairly
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4.3
A long-lasting feeling of anger or dislike because of a past hurt
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3.4
A strong feeling of anger and hurt toward someone
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8.0
A strong feeling of hatred toward people or groups
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8.4
A strong long-lasting feeling of anger and bitterness toward someone
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9.9
A strong angry feeling because you are treated unfairly
A long feeling of anger that stops you from forgiving someone
A feeling of deep hurt and anger about past wrongs
A feeling of being treated unfairly
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.9
A small organ under the liver that stores bile until it enters the intestine
- Specialized
A small wasp that makes round growths called galls on oak trees and other plants
- Specialized
A plant that lives for several years with drooping clusters of pink flowers and broad leaves like a lion's paw
- Specialized
A small insect that makes pineapple-shaped growths on young spruce branches
How Bitter
Surface Forms
Etymology
The sense of gall as deep, bitter anger comes from the same old word for 'bile', which people long ago linked with bitter feelings. So to feel gall is to feel a strong, bitter resentment.