Bad / Hostile

verb

25 of 74

Bad / Hostile

Url

chastise - To scold or criticize someone severely for doing something wrong.

He was chastised by his coach for not following the game plan.

verb

26 of 74

Bad / Hostile

spurn - To reject and push away with disdain, scorn, and contempt

The boss spurned his employee when the employee asked to see the confidential memo.

noun

See verb

27 of 74

Bad / Hostile

slander - A false spoken statement about someone that damages their reputation

Bill's company took a while to recover after his competitor broadcast a TV ad that contained slander about Bill's company's products.

verb

28 of 74

Bad / Hostile

scowl - To frown in an angry or bad-tempered way

Sam scowled at his boss when he was told he was being fired, but he had enough self control not to be physical.

verb

29 of 74

Bad / Hostile

Url

badger - To repeatedly and annoyingly ask someone to do something.

Every time that Arnold asked Samantha to go out on a date, she would tell him firmly ‘No’. But each time he saw her, he would badger her again and again about wanting to go out, and again she said 'No!'

adjective

30 of 74

Bad / Hostile

dismissive - Showing that one doesn't think a person or thing is important or worth considering

Fred didn't mind not getting the job as much as the dismissive way the employer told him.

verb

See noun

31 of 74

Bad / Hostile

feud - Take part in a prolonged quarrel or conflict

The Hatfield and McCoy families famously feuded for generations, with each new generation continuing the fight.

verb

32 of 74

Bad / Hostile

Url

belittle - To speak about someone or something in a way that shows little respect.

A good rule of interpersoanl relationships is: Don’t belittle others just to make yourself feel better.

verb

33 of 74

Bad / Hostile

Url

intimidate - To frighten or threaten someone, often to make them do something.

The bully tried to intimidate the younger students into giving him their lunch money.

verb

See noun

34 of 74

Bad / Hostile

snarl - (of an animal such as a dog) make an aggressive growl with bared teeth

The tiny chihuahua snarled so viciously that even bigger dogs were afraid of it.

noun

35 of 74

Bad / Hostile

Url

adversary - An enemy or opponent

Batman and the Joker were adversaries of each other, and it was interesting to follow how each tried to use strategy to outsmart each other.

adjective

36 of 74

Bad / Hostile

Url

irreconcilable - So different or conflicting that compromise is not possible.

Their political beliefs were so irreconcilable that they decided to stop discussing politics altogether.