What is "hackles" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "hackles": a feeling of anger and animosity

Noun

Pronunciation in US: /ˈhækəlz/

Synonyms:

splinter, chop, nick, crack, hack, whack, gash, slice, crumble, clip, fragment, split, chisel, damage, flake, incise, break, shape, hew, whittle, slash, snip, notch, shear, sliver, cut off, snick, hackle, crack off, cut away, cleave, cube, divide, mince, slash, hack, whack, hew, hash, clip, fragment, mangle, lop, fell, shear, truncate, sever, dice, axe, hackle, bathe, scrub, clear up, soak, dredge, spruce up, mop, flush, pick up, scrape, sweep, wash, disinfect, brush, vacuum, dust, cleanse, wipe, rinse, pick, winnow, bath, sponge, erase, refine, polish, scald, blot, swab, lave, sterilize, sanitize, rasp, neaten, soap, expurgate, rake, cauterize, launder, clarify, scour, whisk, deodorize, expunge, purify, purge, clear the decks, do up, deterge, edulcorate, hackle, shampoo, absterge, depurate, elutriate, rout out, shake out, straighten up, tidy up, straighten, sort, curry, tease, cleanse, separate, groom, smooth, disentangle, untangle, adjust, scrape, rasp, dress, card, hackle, hatchel, lay smooth, gash, hew, clip, mutilate, lacerate, chop, fell, slash, notch, mangle, whack, hackle,

Antonyms:

mend, combine, put together, increase, fix, build, join, unite, lengthen, join, dirty, worsen, corrupt, pollute, ruin, adulterate, defile, foul, soil, stain, spend, disorder, disorganize, wrinkle, upset, twist,