All humouring antonyms
huΒ·mour
H h verb humouring
- displease β to incur the dissatisfaction, dislike, or disapproval of; offend; annoy: His reply displeased the judge.
- distress β great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble.
- disturb β to interrupt the quiet, rest, peace, or order of; unsettle.
- fight β a battle or combat.
- hide β Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
- hinder β to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- hurt β to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
- injure β to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair: to injure one's hand.
- mix up β an act or instance of mixing.
- neglect β to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
- oppose β to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
- refuse β to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- reject β to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
- thwart β to oppose successfully; prevent from accomplishing a purpose.
- trouble β to disturb the mental calm and contentment of; worry; distress; agitate.
- upset β to overturn: to upset a pitcher of milk.
- withhold β to hold back; restrain or check.
- worry β to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret.
- bar β A bar is a place where you can buy and drink alcoholic drinks.
- block β A block of flats or offices is a large building containing them.
- disarrange β to disturb the arrangement of; disorder; unsettle.
- frustrate β to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no avail; defeat; nullify: The student's indifference frustrated the teacher's efforts to help him.
- impede β to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder.
- limit β the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.: the limit of his experience; the limit of vision.
- obstruct β to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- prevent β to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed.
- turn away β move further from sth, sb
- turn out β to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
- anger β Anger is the strong emotion that you feel when you think that someone has behaved in an unfair, cruel, or unacceptable way.
- ignore β to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- dissatisfy β to cause to be displeased, especially by failing to provide something expected or desired.
- offend β to irritate, annoy, or anger; cause resentful displeasure in: Even the hint of prejudice offends me.
- agitate β If people agitate for something, they protest or take part in political activity in order to get it.
- depress β If someone or something depresses you, they make you feel sad and disappointed.
- disgust β to cause loathing or nausea in.
- incite β to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action: to incite a crowd to riot.
- irritate β to excite to impatience or anger; annoy.
- provoke β to anger, enrage, exasperate, or vex.
- repel β to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- turn off β to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
- discourage β to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- dissuade β to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
- pain β physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- repulse β to drive back; repel: to repulse an assailant.
- bore β If someone or something bores you, you find them dull and uninteresting.
- disregard β to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
- forget β to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
- tyre β to furnish with tires.
- halt β to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
- disfavour β unfavorable regard; displeasure; disesteem; dislike: The prime minister incurred the king's disfavor.