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Present participle for to hold or have a negative opinion of

Present participle for to disturb the composure of

Present participle for to refuse, or to vote against

Present participle for to express an unfavorable opinion (of something)

Present participle for to injure a person's dignity and self-respect

Present participle for to persuade (someone) against an action

Present participle for to express one's opposition to or disagreement with something

Causing or feeling uneasy embarrassment or inconvenience

An expression of unwillingness to accept an offer

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Verb

Present participle for to hold or have a negative opinion of

disapproving of

taking exception to

finding unacceptable

taking a dim view of

tut-tutting about

tut-tutting over

not standing for

holding no brief for

not taking kindly to

looking askance at

not appreciating

having no stomach for

looking down on

having no taste for

losing interest in

bearing malice toward

having hard feelings

finding repellent

viewing with disfavour

regarding with disgust

viewing with dislike

having a low opinion of

regarding with distaste

making faces at

look down one's nose at

having no liking for

having no taste

finding intolerable

holding in disfavour

finding distasteful

not thinking much of

having an aversion to

having a down on

disagreeing with

showing disapproval of

indicating disapproval of

thinking little of

taking dim view of

shaking one's head

looking down one's nose on

showing displeasure

turning your nose up at

regarding with contempt

looking down upon

holding in disdain

treating with contempt

having no use for

having a poor opinion of

having a problem with

feeling hostile towards

disliking greatly

feeling revulsion towards

feeling aversion towards

feeling malice to

bearing a grudge against

expressing a poor opinion of

remonstrating against

finding fault with

refusing to acknowledge

having contempt for

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“I appeal to Mr. President not to discountenance such tremendous goodwill.”

Verb

Present participle for to disturb the composure of

discombobulating

throwing off balance

putting someone off their stroke

catching off balance

putting out of countenance

putting someone off their stride

setting someone back on their heels

making someone scratch their head

causing to be at a stand

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

giving a hard time

throwing into a tizz

rattling one's cage

putting into a flap

making uncomfortable

inconveniencing

making self-conscious

throwing into a tizzy

knocking for six

throwing into tizzy

knocking sideways

causing someone to lose their composure

taking the wind out of your sails

taking by surprise

stopping someone in their tracks

catching unawares

upsetting the applecart

getting someone

giving someone grief

rocking the boat

hurting somebody's feelings

getting on your wick

antagonizing^US

causing anguish to

causing suffering to

doing a number on

arousing anxiety in

making miserable

pushing buttons

making wretched

making it tough for

knocking the stuffing out of

antagonising^UK

giving someone the hump

hacking you off

rubbing up the wrong way

getting on your nerves

getting your back up

putting your back up

driving round the twist

getting on one's nerves

getting in your hair

putting someone's nose out of joint

giving someone the pip

driving up the wall

making someone see red

rubbing you up the wrong way

catching one short

making a monkey of

putting in a spot

giving a bad time

putting in a hole

putting on the spot

putting on edge

sending into a spin

putting the wind up

filling with consternation

catching on the hop

scandalizing^US

scandalising^UK

throwing cold water on

pouring cold water on

putting a damper on

making one's hair stand on end

cutting to the quick

traumatizing^US

scaring to death

striking terror into

giving someone the blues

traumatising^UK

making despondent

making downhearted

weighing heavily on

breaking one's heart

filling with fear

scaring witless

thunderstriking

scaring the bejesus out of

scaring the pants off

giving someone goose pimples

scaring someone out of their wits

scaring the living daylights out of

putting the fear of God into

throwing into a blue funk

dampening spirits

making one's blood run cold

throwing a curve

leaving open-mouthed

making dejected

causing anxiety to

dampening the spirits of

making someone fed up

chilling to the bone

curdling the blood

giving someone the heebie-jeebies

making someone's hair stand on end

reducing to tears

making teeth chatter

pulling the rug from under

pulling the rug out from under

distressing greatly

knocking for a loop

taking your breath away

making someone jump out of their skin

making someone shake in their shoes

throwing into a panic

sending into a cold sweat

scaring the life out of

scaring the hell out of

frightening the living daylights out of

frightening to death

frightening the life out of

frightening someone out of their wits

putting into a funk

casting a gloom upon

deeply upsetting

giving offence to

making one's flesh creep

giving one the creeps

bringing tears to your eyes

blowing your mind

boggling the mind

inflicting trauma

destabilizing^US

making restless

offending morals of

destabilising^UK

causing anxiety

taking the wind out

casting a shadow

sending over the edge

filling with loathing

causing disquiet to

breaking the heart of

knocking the wind out of

scaring the daylights out of

harshing one's mellow

knocking props out

bearing down on

giving someone a fright

blinding someone with something

hitting like ton of bricks

raising someone's eyebrows

completely surprising

shaking out of your complacency

messing with one's head

dashing the hopes of

occupying thoughts

preying on your mind

rendering speechless

striking with awe

casting a pall over

shattering the illusions of

causing to lose heart

getting worked up

getting in a stew

causing offense

treading on someone's toes

getting your goat

setting someone thinking

harshing someone's mellow

making desolate

breaking someone's heart

filling with terror

paralysing with fear

striking fear into

frightening out of your wits

scaring the pants off of

casting a gloom on

making discontented

casting a shadow over

chilling to the marrow

freezing your blood

turning on the heat

getting the wind up

throwing into a fright

scaring someone half to death

putting one away

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“Unn manages to keep the upper hand by recruiting Gunnar to trick Hrut and discountenance him one more time.”

Verb

Present participle for to refuse, or to vote against

placing an embargo on

putting an end to

giving the thumbs down to

giving the red light to

putting a stop to

declaring null and void

refusing permission to

giving thumbs down

putting the kibosh on

giving thumbs down to

giving something a miss

criminalizing^US

criminalising^UK

declaring ineligible

putting an embargo on

declaring illegal

officially forbidding

steering clear of

denying access to

refusing to admit

shutting the door on

declaring incapable

making something punishable

declaring something a punishable offence

shutting out of

refusing to employ

considering undesirable

placing an injunction on

placing injunction on

disfellowshiping

disfellowshipping

not considering

closing one's doors to

putting paid to

forgetting about

disacknowledging

giving the brush-off to

turning thumbs down

standing in the way

declaring taboo

making impossible

making it impossible for

making impracticable

making it impracticable for

putting the chill on

leaving out in the cold

refusing entrance to

standing in the way of

refusing admission to

giving the cold shoulder to

giving the thumbs down

withholding patronage

imposing sanctions

abstaining from

having nothing to do with

cold-shouldering

refusing to take part in

holding aloof from

washing your hands of

refraining from

turning your back on

staying away from

giving a wide berth to

giving the red light

failing to mention

dispensing with

failing to include

letting something slide

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Verb

Present participle for to express an unfavorable opinion (of something)

finding fault with

expressing a poor opinion of

remonstrating against

trivializing^US

underestimating

looking down on

picking holes in

pouring scorn on

treating lightly

trivialising^UK

taking down a peg

detracting from

taking to pieces

doing a hatchet job on

dragging through the mud

making light of

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Verb

Present participle for to injure a person's dignity and self-respect

dishonouring^UK

putting to shame

taking down a peg

causing to feel small

causing to lose face

cutting down to size

making a fool of

making someone eat crow

making someone eat humble pie

putting out of countenance

taking down a peg or two

taking the wind out of your sails

settling someone's hash

stigmatizing^US

stigmatising^UK

reflecting badly on

bringing into disrepute

dragging through the mud

bringing shame on

giving a black eye

dragging through the mire

bringing discredit to

putting someone in their place

scandalizing^US

scandalising^UK

bringing shame upon

giving a bad name to

tarring and feathering

bringing shame to

showing in a bad light

doing a number on

giving a bad name

ripping up and down

casting a slur on

making lose face

doing a hatchet job on

flinging mud at

slinging mud at

running smear campaign

speaking ill of

spreading scandal about

putting in a bad light

bringing dishonour to

getting the better of

blackening the name of

having the last laugh on

getting one's comeuppance

taking to pieces

making someone feel ashamed

making uncomfortable

cutting to the quick

making one feel small

forcing to eat humble pie

bringing down a peg

popping one's balloon

putting one away

making eat dirt

showing in bad light

making a monkey of

making a fool out of

making a monkey out of

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Verb

Present participle for to persuade (someone) against an action

advisingagainst

Verb

Present participle for to express one's opposition to or disagreement with something

raising objections

expressing objections

protesting against

taking exception

expressing disagreement

expressing disapproval

expressing objections to

lodging a protest

taking exception to

arguing against

expressing disagreement with

expressing disapproval of

lodging a protest against

raising objections to

remonstrating against

disapproving of

having a problem

quarreling with

taking issue with

complaining about

drawing the line

grumbling about

having a problem with

taking a stand against

drawing the line at

making a fuss about

quibbling about

begging to differ

kvetching about

kicking up a fuss

kicking up a stink

railing against

raising objection

kicking up a fuss about

kicking up a stink about

making an objection

going-one-on-one

mixing it up with

Adjective

Causing or feeling uneasy embarrassment or inconvenience

dishonouring^UK

causing discomfort

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Noun

An expression of unwillingness to accept an offer

kick in the teeth

negative response

slap in the face

smack in the eye

smack in the face

disconfirmation

cold-shouldering

lack of acceptance

counterstatement

disacknowledgement

refusal to acknowledge

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