English words and phrases

execrate, beshrew^†, scold; anathematize &c (censure) 932; bold up to execration, denounce, proscribe, excommunicate, fulminate, thunder against; threaten &c 909.

curse and swear; swear, swear like a trooper; fall a cursing, rap out an oath, damn.

Adj. cursing, cursed &c v..

Int. woe to!, beshrew!^†, ruat coelum! [Lat.], ill betide, woe betide; confusion seize!, damn!, damn it!, damn you!, damn you to hell!, go to hell!, go to blazes!, confound!, blast!, curse!, devil take!, hang!, out with!, a plague upon!, out upon!, aroynt!^†, honi soit! [Fr.], parbleu! [Fr.],

Phr. delenda est Carthago [Lat.].
909. Threat -- N. threat, menace; defiance &c 715; abuse, minacity^†, intimidation; denunciation; fulmination; commination &c (curse) 908 [Obs.]; gathering clouds &c (warning) 668.

V. threat, threaten; menace; snarl, growl, gnarl, mutter, bark, bully.

defy &c 715; intimidate &c 860; keep in terrorem [Lat.], hold up in terrorem [Lat.], hold out in terrorem [Lat.]; shake the fist at, double the fist at, clinch the fist at; thunder, talk big, fulminate, use big words, bluster, look daggers, stare daggers.

patriotism, civism^†, nationality, love of country, amor patriae [Lat.], public spirit.

chivalry, knight errantry^†; generosity &c 942.

philanthropist, endaemonist^†, utilitarian, Benthamite, socialist, communist, cosmopolite, citizen of the world, amicus humani generis [Lat.]; knight errant; patriot.

misanthrope, misanthropist, egotist, cynic, man hater, Timon, Diogenes.

woman hater, misogynist.

Adj. misanthropic, antisocial, unpatriotic; egotistical &c (selfish) 943; morose &c 901.1.
912. Benefactor -- N. benefactor, savior, good genius, tutelary saint, guardian angel, good Samaritan; pater patriae [Lat.]; salt of the earth &c (good man);; 948; auxiliary &c 711.
913. [Maleficent being] Evil doer -- N. evil doer, evil worker; wrongdoer &c 949; mischief-maker, marplot; oppressor, tyrant; destroyer, Vandal; iconoclast^†.

firebrand, incendiary, fire bug [U.S.], pyromaniac; anarchist, communist^†, terrorist.

savage, brute, ruffian, barbarian, semibarbarian^†, caitiff, desperado; Apache^†, hoodlum, hood, plug-ugly [U.S.], Red Skin, tough [U.S.]; Mohawk, Mo-hock, Mo-hawk; bludgeon man, bully, rough, hooligan, larrikin^†, dangerous classes, ugly customer; thief &c 792.

cockatrice, scorpion, hornet.

snake, viper, adder, snake in the grass; serpent, cobra, asp, rattlesnake, anaconda^†.

canker-worm, wire-worm; locust, Colorado beetle; alacran^†, alligator, caymon^†, crocodile, mosquito, mugger, octopus; torpedo; bane &c 663.

cutthroat &c (killer) 461.

cannibal; anthropophagus^†, anthropophagist^†; bloodsucker, vampire, ogre, ghoul, gorilla, vulture; gyrfalcon^†, gerfalcon^†.

wild beast, tiger, hyena, butcher, hangman; blood-hound, hell-hound, sleuth-hound; catamount [U.S.], cougar, jaguar, puma.

hag, hellhag^†, beldam, Jezebel.

monster; fiend &c (demon) 980; devil incarnate, demon in human shape; Frankenstein's monster.

harpy, siren; Furies, Eumenides.

Hun, Attila^†, scourge of the human race.

Phr. faenum habet in cornu [Lat.].
3. SPECIAL SYMPATHETIC AFFECTIONS
914. Pity -- N. pity, compassion, commiseration; bowels, of compassion; sympathy, fellow-feeling, tenderness, yearning, forbearance, humanity, mercy, clemency; leniency &c (lenity) 740; charity, ruth, long-suffering.

melting mood; argumentum ad misericordiam [Lat.], quarter, grace, locus paenitentiae [Lat.].

sympathizer; advocate, friend, partisan, patron, wellwisher.

V. pity; have pity, show pity, take pity &c n.; commiserate, compassionate; condole &c 915; sympathize; feel for, be sorry for, yearn for; weep, melt, thaw, enter into the feelings of.

forbear, relent, relax, give quarter, wipe the tears, parcere subjectis [Lat.], give a coup de gr=ace, put out of one's misery.

raise pity, excite pity &c n.; touch, soften; melt, melt the heart; propitiate, disarm.

ask for mercy &c v.; supplicate &c (request) 765; cry for quarter, beg one's life, kneel; deprecate.

merciful, clement, ruthful; humane; humanitarian &c (philanthropic) 910; tender, tender hearted, tender as a chicken; soft, soft hearted; unhardened^†; lenient &c 740; exorable^†, forbearing; melting &c v.; weak.

acknowledgment, recognition, thanksgiving, thanksgiving, giving thanks; thankful good will.

thanks, praise, benediction; paean; Te Deum &c (worship) 990 [Lat.]; grace, grace before meat, grace after meat, grace before meals, grace after meals; thank offering.

requital.

feel under an obligation, be under an obligation, lie under an obligation; savoir gr_e [Fr.]; not look a gift horse in the mouth; never forget, overflow with gratitude; thank one's stars, thank one's lucky stars, bless one's stars; fall on one's knees.

benefits forgot; thankless task, thankless office.

forgotten; unacknowledged, unthanked^†, unrequited, unrewarded; ill-requited.

conciliation; reconcilement; reconciliation &c (pacification) 723; propitiation.

excuse, exoneration, quittance, release, indemnity; bill of indemnity, act of indemnity, covenant of indemnity, deed of indemnity; exculpation &c (acquittal) 970.

longanimity^†, placability; amantium irae [Lat.]; locus paenitentiae [Lat.]; forbearance.

excuse, pass over, overlook; wink at &c (neglect) 460; bear with; allow for, make allowances for; let one down easily, not be too hard upon, pocket the affront.

let off, remit, absolve, give absolution, reprieve; acquit &c 970.

beg pardon, ask pardon, implore pardon &c n.; conciliate, propitiate, placate; make up a quarrel &c (pacify) 723; let the wound heal.

rancor, vindictiveness, implacability; malevolence &c 907; ruthlessness &c 914.1.

avenger, vindicator, Nemesis, Eumenides.

V. revenge, avenge; vindicate; take one's revenge, have one's revenge; breathe revenge, breathe vengeance; wreak one's vengeance, wreak one's anger.

have accounts to settle, have a crow to pluck, have a bone to pick, have a rod in pickle.

keep the wound green; harbor revenge, harbor vindictive feeling; bear malice; rankle, rankle in the breast.

Adj. revengeful, vengeful; vindictive, rancorous; pitiless &c 914.1; ruthless, rigorous, avenging.

unforgiving, unrelenting; inexorable, stony-hearted, implacable; relentless, remorseless.

aeternum servans sub pectore vulnus [Lat.]; rankling; immitigable.

Phr. manet ciratrix [Lat.], manet alid mente repostum [Lat.]; dies irae dies illa [Lat.]; in high vengeance there is noble scorn [G.

Eliot]; inhumanum verbum est ultio [Lat.] [Seneca]; malevolus animus abditos dentes habet [Syrus]; now infidel I have thee on the hip [Merchant of Venice].

MORAL AFFECTIONS

justice, equity; equitableness &c adj.; propriety; fair play, impartiality, measure for measure, give and take, lex talionis [Lat.].

Astraea^†, Nemesis, Themis.

scales of justice, evenhanded justice, karma; suum cuique [Lat.]; clear stage, fair field and no favor, level playing field.

morals &c (duty) 926; law &c 963; honor &c (probity) 939; virtue &c 944.

V. be right &c adj.; stand to reason.

see justice done, see one righted, see fair play; do justice to; recompense &c (reward) 973; bold the scales even, give and take; serve one right, put the saddle on the right horse; give every one his due, give the devil his due; audire alteram partem [Lat.].

deserve &c (be entitled to) 924.

Adj. right, good; just, reasonable; fit &c 924; equal, equable, equatable^†; evenhanded, fair.

legitimate, justifiable, rightful; as it should be, as it ought to be; lawful &c (permitted) 760, (legal) 963.

deserved &c 924.

Adv. rightly &c adj.; +a bon droit [Fr.], au bon droit [Fr.], in justice, in equity, in reason.

without distinction of persons, without regard to persons, without respect to persons; upon even terms.

injustice; tort [Law]; unfairness &c adj.; iniquity, foul play.

partiality, leaning, bias; favor, favoritism; nepotism, party spirit, partisanship; bigotry.

undueness &c 925; wrongdoing (vice) 945; unlawfulness &c 964.

robbing Peter to pay Paul &c v.; the wolf and the lamb; vice &c 945.

a custom more honored in the breach than the observance [Hamlet].

do wrong &c n.; be inequitable &c adj.; favor, lean towards; encroach upon, impose upon; reap where one has not sown; give an inch and take an ell, give an inch and take an mile; rob Peter to pay Paul.

objectionable; unreasonable, unallowable, unwarrantable, unjustifiable; improper, unfit; unjustified &c 925; illegal &c 964; iniquitous; immoral &c 945.

in the wrong, in the wrong box.

Adv. wrongly &c adj..

Phr. it will not do.
924. Dueness -- N. due, dueness; right, privilege, prerogative, prescription, title, claim, pretension, demand, birthright.

immunity, license, liberty, franchise; vested interest, vested right.

sanction, authority, warranty, charter; warrant &c (permission) 760; constitution &c (law) 963; tenure; bond &c (security) 771.

claimant, appellant; plaintiff &c 938.

deserve, merit, be worthy of, richly deserve.

demand, claim; call upon for, come upon for, appeal to for; revendicate^†, reclaim; exact; insist on, insist upon; challenge; take one's stand, make a point of, require, lay claim to, assert, assume, arrogate, make good; substantiate; vindicate a claim, vindicate a right; fit for, qualify for; make out a case.

give a right, confer a right; entitle; authorize &c 760; sanctify, legalize, ordain, prescribe, allot.

give every one his due &c 922; pay one's dues; have one's due, have one's rights.

use a right, assert, enforce, put in force, lay under contribution.

privileged, allowed, sanctioned, warranted, authorized; ordained, prescribed, constitutional, chartered, enfranchised.

prescriptive, presumptive; absolute, indefeasible; unalienable, inalienable; imprescriptible^†, inviolable, unimpeachable, unchallenged; sacrosanct.

due to, merited, deserved, condign, richly deserved.

allowable &c (permitted) 760; lawful, licit, legitimate, legal; legalized &c (law) 963.

square, unexceptionable, right; equitable &c 922; due, en r gle; fit, fitting; correct, proper, meet, befitting, becoming, seemly; decorous; creditable, up to the mark, right as a trivet; just the thing, quite the thing; selon les r gles [Fr.].

falseness &c adj.; emptiness of title, invalidity of title; illegitimacy.

loss of right, disfranchisement, forfeiture.

usurpation, tort, violation, breach, encroachment, presumption, assumption, seizure; stretch, exaction, imposition, lion's share.

usurper, pretender.

V. be undue &c adj.; not be due &c 924.

infringe, encroach, trench on, exact; arrogate, arrogate to oneself; give an inch and take an ell; stretch a point, strain a point; usurp, violate, do violence to.

disfranchise, disentitle, disqualify; invalidate.

relax &c (be lax) 738; misbehave &c (vice) 945; misbecome^†.

illegitimate, bastard, spurious, supposititious, false; usurped.

tortious [Law].

undeserved, unmerited, unearned; unfulfilled.

forfeited, disfranchised.

improper; unmeet, unfit, unbefitting, unseemly; unbecoming, misbecoming^†; seemless^†; contra bonos mores [Lat.]; not the thing, out of the question, not to be thought of; preposterous, pretentious, would-be.

allegiance, fealty, tie engagement &c (promise) 768; part; function, calling &c (business) 625.

morality, morals, decalogue; case of conscience; conscientiousness &c (probity) 939; conscience, inward monitor, still small voice within, sense of duty, tender conscience, superego; the hell within [Paradise Lost].

dueness &c 924; propriety, fitness, seemliness, amenability, decorum, to prepon; the thing, the proper thing; the right thing to do, the proper thing to do.

observance, fulfillment, discharge, performance, acquittal, satisfaction, redemption; good behavior.

take upon oneself &c (promise) 768; be bound to, become bound to, be sponsor for, become sponsor for; incur a responsibility &c n.; be under an obligation, stand under an obligation, lie under an obligation; have to answer for, owe to it oneself.

impose a duty, &c n.; enjoin, require, exact; bind, bind over; saddle with, prescribe, assign, call upon, look to, oblige.

enter upon a duty, perform a duty, observe a duty, fulfill a duty, discharge a duty, adhere to a duty, acquit oneself of a duty, satisfy a duty, enter upon an obligation, perform an obligation, observe an obligation, fulfill an obligation, discharge an obligation, adhere to an obligation, acquit oneself of an obligation, satisfy an obligation; act one's part, redeem one's pledge, do justice to, be at one's post; do duty; do one's duty &c (be virtuous) 944.

be on one's good behavior, mind one's P's and Q's.

Adj. obligatory, binding; imperative, peremptory; stringent &c (severe) 739; behooving &c v.; incumbent on, chargeable on; under obligation; obliged by, bound by, tied by; saddled with.

due to, beholden to, bound to, indebted to; tied down; compromised &c (promised) 768; in duty bound.

amenable, liable, accountable, responsible, answerable.

right, meet &c (due) 924; moral, ethical, casuistical, conscientious, ethological.

Seward].
927. Dereliction of Duty -- N. dereliction of duty; fault &c (guilt) 947; sin &c (vice) 945; non-observance, non-performance; neglect, relaxation, infraction, violation, transgression, failure, evasion; dead letter.

call to account &c (disapprobation) 932.