tick [s.o.] off, Si. tee [s.o.] off; exacerbate, gall, rankle, envenom, embitter.
2. irritate, annoy, irk, pique, vex, peeve, nettle, chafe, Chiefly U.S. rile, Inf. aggravate, Inf. miff, Si. bug, Si. hassle; exasperate, ruffle, roil, disturb, perturb, disquiet, discompose, put out, Si. get [s.o.'s] goat.
3. hurt, pain, offend, affront, insult; slight, humiliate, mortify, slap [s.o.] in the face.
displeasure, n. 1. dissatisfaction, discontentment, disfavor, dislike, distaste, unhappiness; disapproval, disapprobation, discountenance.
2. irritation, annoyance, vexation, pique, chagrin, exasperation, Inf. aggravation; anger, ire, dudgeon, high dudgeon; offense, pain, hurt, ache; umbrage, indignation, huff, tiff, fume, Inf. slow burn.
3. embitterment, bitterness, exacerbation, resentment, hard feelings; spleen, choler, rancor, gall, bile, ill or bad feeling.
disport, v. 1. divert, entertain, amuse, delight, re gale, titillate, enliven; cheer, gladden, rejoice; recreate, refresh.
2. sport, game, play, frolic, make merry, revel; frisk, gambol, romp, caper, junket; sow wild oats, paint the town red, carouse.
-n. 3. entertainment, pastime, amusement, diversion, divertissement, distraction; recreation, sport, play, fun, pleasure; relaxation, dalliance, merrymaking, pleasantry, merriment, joviality, jocoseness, jollity, drollery.
4. antic, lark, romp, gambol, spree, junket; escapade, revelry, tomfoolery, skylarking.
disposable, adj. 1. throwaway, non-returnable; plastic, paper.
2. available, free for use, accessible, obtainable,
disposal, n. 1. array, arrangement, placing, disposition; order, ordering, grouping, distribution, assortment, collocation; organization, classification.
2. dispensation, bestowal, transference, transfer; assignment, settlement, determination; transaction, sale, auctioning off.
3. power, command, control, decision, discretion; conduct, direction, management, administration, government, regulation.
dispose, v. 1. arrange, order, array, assort, collocate; line, range, align, place; group, classify, class, categorize, rank; organize, systematize, coordinate, regulate, marshal, Inf. line up, set up.
2. incline, bend, move, lead, direct, induce, tempt; prompt, actuate, motivate; influence, bias, predispose.
3. ready, prepare, prime, make fit, equip, arm.
4. dispose of a. decide, determine, settle, end, finish with, find a place for.
b. discard, throw away, get rid of, cast forth, dump, unload; dismiss, fire, Inf. kick out, remove; work off.
c. distribute, deal out, dispense, assign, allocate, apportion, allot; transfer, make over, bestow, give away, part with, sell, vend, peddle off, auction,
d. destroy, do away with, finish off, SI. knock off, kill; finish, SI. polish off, eat up.
disposed, adj. inclined, tending toward, leaning toward, of a mind to, predisposed; apt, liable, given, ready, prone, subject, likely, incident, Archaic, pro-pense; constituted, conditioned, molded, formed,
disposition, n. 1. nature, humor, spirit, temperament, temper, grain, mood, vein; outlook, mind-set, frame of mind; character, make-up, inner man, qualities, constitution, idiosyncrasy.
2. inclination, bent, bias, leaning, tendency, turn, direction; predisposition, Path, diathesis, subjectability, liability, proclivity, propensity; readiness, willingness, weakness, predilection, liking, affection, penchant,