tick off

tick off

transitive verb

Definition of TICK OFF

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

Rhymes with TICK OFF

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