All nark synonyms
nark
N n noun nark
- busybody β If you refer to someone as a busybody, you are criticizing the way they interfere in other people's affairs.
- blabber β a person who blabs
- scandalmonger β a person who spreads scandal or gossip.
- squeaker β a person or thing that squeaks.
- whistleblower β a person who informs on another or makes public disclosure of corruption or wrongdoing.
- whistler β James (Abbott) McNeill [muh k-neel] /mΙkΛnil/ (Show IPA), 1834β1903, U.S. painter and etcher, in France and England after 1855.
- trap β a ladder or ladderlike device used to reach a loft, attic, etc.
- enticement β Something used to attract or to tempt someone; a lure.
- pretence β pretending or feigning; make-believe: My sleepiness was all pretense.
- ensnarement β (uncountable) The condition of being ensnared.
- eye β Each of a pair of globular organs in the head through which people and vertebrate animals see, the visible part typically appearing almond-shaped in animals with eyelids.
- sitting duck β a helpless or easy target or victim: a sitting duck for shady financial schemes.
- stool pigeon β a pigeon used as a decoy.
- inveiglement β to entice, lure, or ensnare by flattery or artful talk or inducements (usually followed by into): to inveigle a person into playing bridge.
- blow off β If you blow something off, you ignore it or choose not to deal with it.
- drawing card β a person who or thing that attracts attention or patrons.
- deep throat β an anonymous source of secret information
- agent provocateur β An agent provocateur is a person who is employed by the government or the police to encourage certain groups of people to break the law, so they can arrest them or make them lose public support.
- decoy β If you refer to something or someone as a decoy, you mean that they are intended to attract people's attention and deceive them, for example by leading them into a trap or away from a particular place.
- rat fink β fink (defs 3, 4).
- benedict arnold β Benedict, 1741β1801, American general in the Revolutionary War who became a traitor.
- backstabber β someone who attacks another deceitfully, behind his or her back
- blab β If someone blabs about something secret, they tell people about it.
- notifier β to inform (someone) or give notice to: to notify the police of a crime.
- ratfink β fink (defs 3, 4).
- bigmouth β a noisy, indiscreet, or boastful person
- gasser β Herbert Spencer, 1888β1963, U.S. physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1944.
- peach β the subacid, juicy, drupaceous fruit of a tree, Prunus persica, of the rose family.
- polly β a tame parrot.
verb nark
- provoke β to anger, enrage, exasperate, or vex.
- incense β an aromatic gum or other substance producing a sweet odor when burned, used in religious ceremonies, to enhance a mood, etc.
- aggravate β If someone or something aggravates a situation, they make it worse.
- madden β to anger or infuriate: The delays maddened her.
- wind up β the act of winding.
- annoy β If someone or something annoys you, it makes you fairly angry and impatient.
- bother β If you do not bother to do something or if you do not bother with it, you do not do it, consider it, or use it because you think it is unnecessary or because you are too lazy.
- infuriate β to make furious; enrage.
- 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.
- put out β a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- upset β to overturn: to upset a pitcher of milk.
- exasperate β Irritate intensely; infuriate.
- irritate β to excite to impatience or anger; annoy.
- anger β Anger is the strong emotion that you feel when you think that someone has behaved in an unfair, cruel, or unacceptable way.
- displease β to incur the dissatisfaction, dislike, or disapproval of; offend; annoy: His reply displeased the judge.