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This completely new edition of Roget's II: New Thesaurus is based on the solid lexicographic foundation of The American Heritage® Dictionary. More than 28,000 individual synonyms Short definitions with each entry Part of speech tags Extensive cross-references
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cackle verb To express amusement, mirth, or scorn by smiling and emitting loud, inarticulate sounds Syns: laugh, heehaw noun An act of laughing Syns: laugh, heehaw, laughter
femininity noun 1. The quality or condition of being feminine. Syns: femaleness, femininity, womanliness 2. Women in general. Syns: distaff, womankind, womenfolk, femininity
inconvenient adjective 1. Not accessible or handy Syns: unhandy, inaccessible 2. Difficult to handle or manage Syns: bulky, clumsy, awkward, cumbrous, unwieldy, cumbersome, unmanageable 3. Causing difficulty, trouble, or discomfort Syns: difficult, troublesome, incommodious, discomforting, uncomfortable, disadvantageous 4. Not occurring at a favorable time Syns: untimely, ill-timed, inopportune
pejorative adjective Tending or intending to belittle Syns: slighting, belittling, derogatory, detracting, deprecatory, disparaging, depreciatory, uncomplimentary
upset verb 1. To disturb the health or physiological functioning of Syns: turn, derange, unhinge, disorder, unsettle 2. To turn or cause to turn from a vertical or horizontal position Syns: topple, overturn, overthrow, turn over, knock over 3. To put out of proper order Syns: jumble, mix up, muddle, tumble, derange, disrupt, disturb, mess up, disorder, unsettle, disarrange, disorganize 4. To break up the order or progress of Syns: disrupt, disturb 5. To impair or destroy the composure of Syns: rock, toss, shake, bother, flurry, ruffle, agitate, disturb, fluster, perturb, disquiet, unsettle, discompose noun 1. The act or an example of upsetting Syns: disruption, disorganization 2. The condition of being physically agitated Syns: agitation, commotion, convulsion, turbulence 3. A state of discomposure Syns: dither, flurry, tumult, fluster, flutter, turmoil, disquiet, agitation, perturbation
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