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hot under the collar in British English informal aroused with anger, annoyance, etc See full dictionary entry for collarhot under the collar in British English informal aroused with anger, annoyance, etc See full dictionary entry for hothot under the collar in American English Slang extremely angry or provoked See full dictionary entry for hot annoyed about something Judges are hot under the collar about proposals to alter their pension arrangements. Examples of 'hot under the collar' in a sentencehot under the collar All right," I said, now very hot under the collar of my cheap shirt. Synonyms of 'hot under the collar'angry, cross, furious, annoyed More Synonyms of hot under the collar Definition aroused with anger, annoyance, or resentment Some of them were getting very hot under the collar about tax issues. Synonyms annoyed put out aggrieved hacked off (informal) brassed off (British, informal) tooshie (Australian, slang) off the air (Australian, slang) See hotAdditional synonymsDefinition angry Everyone was getting bored and cross. Synonyms angry, impatient, irritable, annoyed, put out, hacked (off) (informal), pissed (taboo, slang), crusty, snappy, grumpy, vexed, pissed off (taboo, slang), sullen, surly, fractious, petulant, disagreeable, short, churlish, peeved (informal), ill-tempered, irascible, cantankerous, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), tooshie (Australian, slang), testy, fretful, waspish, in a bad mood, grouchy (informal), querulous, shirty (slang, British), peevish, splenetic, crotchety (informal), snappish, ill-humoured, liverish, captious, pettish, out of humour, hoha (New Zealand) The enraged crowd marched through the streets. Synonyms furious, cross, wild, angry, angered, mad (informal), raging, irritated, fuming, choked, pissed (US, slang), infuriated, aggravated (informal), incensed, inflamed, exasperated, very angry, pissed off (taboo, slang), irate, livid (informal), incandescent, on the warpath, fit to be tied (slang), boiling mad, raging mad, tooshie (Australian, slang), off the air (Australian, slang) Definition annoyed or bored I'm fed up and don't know what to do. Synonyms cheesed off, down, depressed, bored, tired, annoyed, hacked (off) (US, slang), weary, gloomy, blue, dismal, discontented, dissatisfied, pissed off (taboo, slang), glum, sick and tired (informal), browned-off (informal), down in the mouth (informal), brassed off (British, slang), hoha (New Zealand) Nearby words ofhot under the collar - hot
- hot air
- hot on the heels of something or someone
- hot under the collar
- hot-blooded
- hot-headed
- hotbed
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