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gallnoun a deep-seated ill willher kindly feelings turned to gall when she found out her nephew only wanted her money animosity, animus, antagonism, antipathy, bad blood, bitterness, enmity, grudge, hostility, jaundice, rancor blood feud, feud, score, vendettahate, hatred, loathingvindictiveness, virulence, vitriolalienation, disaffection, estrangementconflict, coolness, discord, friction, strain, tensioninhospitableness, unfriendlinessmalice, malignancy, malignity, spite, spitefulness, venom amity amiability, amicability, civility, cordiality, friendliness, hospitality, neighborlinesscomity, empathy, friendship, goodwill, sympathy, understanding shameless boldnessI can't believe he had the gall to ask me how much I weigh audaciousness, audacity, brashness, brass, brassiness, brazenness, cheek, cheekiness, chutzpah(also chutzpa or hutzpah or hutzpa), crust, effrontery, face, nerve, nerviness, pertness, presumption, presumptuousness, sauce, sauciness, temerity arrogance, assurance, cockiness, confidence, hardihood, overconfidence, sanguinity, self-assurance, self-confidencediscourteousness, disrespect, impertinence, impoliteness, impudence, incivility, inconsiderateness, inconsideration, insolence, rudeness, ungraciousnessback talk, sassswagger, swash bashfulness, diffidence, faintheartedness, hesitancy, modesty, shyness, timidity, timidness, timorousnesscivility, courteousness, courtesy, gentility, graciousness, mannerliness, manners gallverbto damage or diminish by continued frictionmove that rope so the sharp edge of the hull doesn't gall it abrade, chafe, corrade, erode, fray, frazzle, fret, rasp, rub, wear file, gnaw, grate, graze, grind, nibble, sandblast, sandpaper, scour, scrape, scuff, shaveerase, reduce, rub out, wear out, wipe (away)bite, break down, break up, chew, corrode, decompose, disintegrate, dissolve, eathone, sharpen, whet to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable actshumming through your nose like that absolutely galls me aggravate, annoy, bother, bug, burn (up), chafe, eat, exasperate, frost, get, grate, gripe, hack (off), irk, irritate, itch, nark(British), nettle, peeve, persecute, pique, put out, rasp, rile, ruffle, spite, vex hassle, hecklenaginflame(also enflame), provoke, rousebadger, bait, bullyrag(also ballyrag), devil, hagride, harass, harry, pester, plague, teaseanger, antagonize, enrage, incense, infuriate, madden, rankle, roilagitate, discomfort, discompose, disquiet, distress, exercise, freak (out), fret, perturb, undo, unhinge, unsettle, upset, worryaffront, insult, miff, offend, outrage get one's goat, get on one's nerves, get to, rub the wrong way, set one's teeth on edge, stick in one's craw, wear on appease, conciliate, mollify, oblige, pacify, placate, propitiatedelight, gladden, gratify, please, satisfyassure, cheer, comfort, console, content, quiet, reassure, solace, soothe to make sore by continued rubbingtie your shoes so they don't gall your heels sliding on and off like that abrade, chafe, excoriate, fret, irritate graze, scrape, scratchburn, inflame(also enflame)flay, peel, skin n.temerity, audacity, hardihood, effrontery, nerve, cheek, gall, chutzpah mean conspicuous or flagrant boldness.temerity suggests boldness arising from rashness and contempt of danger.had the temerity to refuse audacity implies a disregard of restraints commonly imposed by convention or prudence.an entrepreneur with audacity and vision hardihood suggests firmness in daring and defiance.admired for her hardihood effrontery implies shameless, insolent disregard of propriety or courtesy.outraged at his effrontery nerve, cheek, gall, and chutzpah are informal equivalents for effrontery.the nerve of that guy has the cheek to call herself a singer had the gall to demand proof the chutzpah needed for a career in show business before the 12th century |