appalled- greatly dismayed or horrified.
"bankers are appalled at the economic incompetence of some ministers"
synonyms: | horrify, shock, dismay, distress greatly, outrage, scandalize, alar |
contrariness-the quality of being someone who intentionally wants to disagree with and annoy other people
repression-
- the action of subduing someone or something by force."students sparked off events that ended in brutal repression"
synonyms: suppression, quelling, quashing, subduing, crushing, squashing, stamping out; More informalsquelching"the brutal repression of the peaceful protests"oppression, subjugation, suppression, domination, tyranny, subjection, despotism, dictatorship, authoritarianism;censorship"20 years of militarism and political repression"- the restraint, prevention, or inhibition of a feeling, quality, etc."the repression of anger can be positively harmful"
synonyms: restraint, restraining, holding back, keeping back, biting back, suppression, keeping in check, control, keeping under control, stifling, smothering, bottling up; More "the repression of sexual urges"antonyms: expression - the action or process of suppressing a thought or desire in oneself so that it remains unconscious."children and adults pay a heavy price for their deep repression of thoughts about death"cajoling-
- persuade (someone) to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery."he hoped to cajole her into selling him her house"
synonyms: persuade, wheedle, coax, talk into, manoeuvre, get round, prevail on, beguile, blarney, flatter, seduce, lure, entice, tempt, inveigle, woo; More informalsweet-talk, soft-soap, butter up, twist someone's arm;archaicblandish"he had been cajoled into escorting Nadia to a concert"antonyms: bully
Originmid 17th century: from French cajoler .slink: to move in a way that does not attract attention especially because you are embarrassedunobtrusively- not attracting attention in a way that bothers youface fall- If someone's face falls, they suddenly look very disappointed: Her face fell when she heard he wasn't coming.pull through-get through an illness or other dangerous or difficult situation."the illness is difficult to overcome, but we hope she'll pull through"synonyms: get better, get well again, improve, recover, rally, survive, come through, recuperate;
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