A strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something, usually combined with an urge to harm, often stemming from perceived provocation, hurt, or threat.
To become angry.
To cause such a feeling of antagonism in.
A habitually combative attitude, usually because of a harboured grievance, sense of inferiority, or having something to prove.
A tendency to take offence quickly.
A form of challenge, in the same spirit as a medieval knight throwing down his gauntlet.