Last-straw synonyms

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breaking-point
(Figuratively) A moment of crisis, particulary one precipitated by a "last straw"
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straw that broke the camel's back
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final stroke
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match in the powder barrel
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provocation
Provocation is defined as something that gets someone to act, especially out of irritation.
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affront
Affront is defined as to purposely be verbally offensive or to do something to cause mortification or confusion.
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last lick
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overload
To provide too much power to a circuit
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indignity
A source of offense, as to a person's pride or sense of dignity; an affront.
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Last-straw Sentence Examples

  • These articles, harmless as they may seem to us, were the last straw that Scottish loyalty could bear.

  • I went to the doctors after I collapsed at college, but it was the proverbial last straw.

  • The picture was the last straw.

  • My bruised knee is the last straw and it's got to go.

  • The man's question was the last straw - and the rest, as they say, is music history.

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