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Another word for galling

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Adjective

  1. Troubling the nerves or peace of mind, as by repeated vexations

    See also:

    pain

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Another word for galling

Modifier
  1. See also:

    disturbing

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Sentence Examples

  • Obedience he made one of his great instruments, yet he never intended it to be a galling yoke.

  • This was no less than the rising of the whole Celtic race, who had felt the galling yoke of Edward I.

  • A Jesuit lives in obedience all his life, though the yoke is not galling nor always felt.

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