See gall in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
noun
The quality or state of feeling bitter:
acrimony, bitterness, embitterment, rancor, rancorousness, resentfulness, resentment, virulence, virulency. See feelingsThe state or quality of being impudent or arrogantly self-confident:
assumption, audaciousness, audacity, boldness, brashness, brazenness, cheek, cheekiness, chutzpah, discourtesy, disrespect, effrontery, face, familiarity, forwardness, impertinence, impudence, impudency, incivility, insolence, nerve, nerviness, overconfidence, pertness, presumptuousness, pushiness, rudeness, sassiness, sauciness. (Informal) brass, crust, sauce, uppishness, uppityness. See attitude, courtesy
verb
To make (the skin) raw by or as if by friction:
abrade, chafe, excoriate, fret, irritate. See helpTo trouble the nerves or peace of mind of, especially by repeated vexations:
aggravate, annoy, bother, bug, chafe, disturb, exasperate, fret, get, irk, irritate, nettle, peeve, provoke, put out, rile, ruffle, vex. Idioms: get in one's hair, get on one's nerves, get under one's skin. See feelings, pain
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