hackles
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8.4
- noun
- /ˈhækəlz/
:
indignación
- The controversial decision raised my hackles and made me feel defensive.
- raise hackles
They were things that raised hackles among a thin slice of Democratic activists.
- They were things that raised hackles among a thin slice of Democratic activists.
Examples
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From the beginning, scientism as applied to the study of international relations raised hackles.
Academic text (1990) -
What follows are common arguments I hear about continuity that still raise my hackles day in and day out.
Blog text (21) -
And my hackles went up when he asked me about my goals.
Blog text (13) -
And I think that that probably raises hackles for a lot of people, and I certainly would have been one of them.
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Walter looked at Heather to see if the shove or the words had got her hackles up.
Fiction book (1995) -
So we can talk about the "moral role" of such disciplines without raising hackles.
Academic text (1993) -
Seriously, this former journalism student's hackles just went up when he made that remark.
Blog text (26) -
They were things that raised hackles among a thin slice of Democratic activists.
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One that's bound to put the hackles up many a natural remedy fan.
Blog text (6) -
Believing in the public right to know, they presented their truths without apology, and in doing so raised the hackles of their powerful subjects, accustomed to deference.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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1.0
A very strong feeling of being upset or annoyed
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3.4
A strong feeling of anger and hurt toward someone
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9.3
A strong feeling of anger or irritation when someone upsets you
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7.9
A sudden feeling of anger or hurt pride
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3.5
Rude or annoying behavior that makes other people angry
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9.9
A sudden strong feeling of anger that makes you speak or act harshly
Antonyms
Idioms
How Angry
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hackles used for people comes from the same image: just like an animal's neck hair rising, a person's 'hackles' are the feeling of anger or being defensive that 'rise' when they are upset. So when someone's 'hackles' are up, they are angry or ready to defend themselves.