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rankle

verb as in annoy, irritate

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What rankled Didion about this turn was that it reduced the complexity of all issues to tidy bromides.

That comment rankled Trump and drew him into the clash that up until this point had been limited to Zelensky and the vice-president.

From BBC

It could also upset the stock market and rankle high-dollar corporate donors who need a reliable legal system to attract investors.

From Salon

The move rankled Trump then, who tried to veto the measure and declared that "our history as the Greatest Nation in the World will not be tampered with!"

From BBC

Tax experts said there are other options that are easier to implement and less likely to rankle voters.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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