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slap in the face

slap in the face
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [slap in stressed th ee feys]
    • /slæp ɪn stressed ði feɪs/
    • /slæp ɪn ðə feɪs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [slap in stressed th ee feys]
    • /slæp ɪn stressed ði feɪs/

Definitions of slap in the face words

  • noun slap in the face smack on the cheek 1
  • noun slap in the face insult, rejection 1
See all 2 definitions of slap in the face

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Parts of speech for Slap in the face

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Slap in the face

slap in the face popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for slap in the face

verb slap in the face

  • add fuel to the fire — Used other than as an idiom: see add,‎ fuel,‎ fire.
  • add insult to injury — to make an unfair or unacceptable situation even worse
  • blistered — a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury.
  • blow off — If you blow something off, you ignore it or choose not to deal with it.
  • cut to the quick — done, proceeding, or occurring with promptness or rapidity, as an action, process, etc.; prompt; immediate: a quick response.

noun slap in the face

  • brickbat — Brickbats are very critical or insulting remarks which are made in public about someone or something.
  • brush-off — a refusal to talk or listen to someone; abrupt or final dismissal or rebuff.
  • call down — to request or invoke
  • call-down — to cry out in a loud voice; shout: He called her name to see if she was home.
  • cheap shot — A cheap shot is a comment someone makes which you think is unfair or unkind.
All 28 Synonyms of slap in the face

Antonyms for slap in the face

noun slap in the face

  • enchantment — A feeling of great pleasure; delight.
Just one Antonym for slap in the face

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