tick off

tick off

verb

Definition of TICK OFF

transitive verb

1

: reprimand, rebuke <his father ticked him off for his impudence>

2

: to make angry or indignant <the cancellation really ticked me off>

Examples of TICK OFF

1. <she royally ticked the babysitter off for letting the child play outside unsupervised>
2. <it really ticks me off when someone says something like that>

Origin of TICK OFF

⁴tick

First Known Use: 1915

Related to TICK OFF

Synonyms: admonish, chide, reprimand, reproach, reprove, rebuke

Antonyms: delight, gratify, please

Related Words: berate, castigate, chew out, dress down, flay, harangue, jaw, keelhaul, lambaste (or lambast), lecture, rail (at or against), rate, scold, score, upbraid; abuse, assail, attack, bad-mouth, blame, blast, censure, condemn, criticize, crucify, denounce, dis (also diss) [slang], excoriate, fault, knock, lash, pan, reprehend, slam; belittle, deprecate, disparage, minimize, mock, put down; deride, ridicule, scoff, scorn

Near Antonyms: approve, endorse (also indorse), OK (or okay), sanction; applaud, extol (also extoll), hail, laud, praise, salute, tout

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Rhymes with TICK OFF

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