| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | Extreme displeasure caused by an insult or slight: dudgeon, huff, miff, offense, resentment, ruffled feathers, umbrage. See LIKE, PAIN. | | VERB: | 1. To cause resentment or hurt by callous, rude behavior: affront, huff, insult, miff, offend, outrage. Idioms: add insult to injury, give offense to. See ATTACK, PAIN. 2. To stir to action or feeling: egg on, excite, foment, galvanize, goad, impel, incite, inflame, inspire, instigate, motivate, move, prick, prod, prompt, propel, provoke, set off, spur, stimulate, touch off, trigger, work up. See CAUSE, EXCITE.
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