"raise someone's hackles" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-raise someone's hackles.ogg [Australia] Forms: raises someone's hackles [present, singular, third-person], raising someone's hackles [participle, present], raised someone's hackles [participle, past], raised someone's hackles [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} raise someone's hackles (third-person singular simple present raises someone's hackles, present participle raising someone's hackles, simple past and past participle raised someone's hackles)
  1. (idiomatic) To annoy or anger someone. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: annoy, enrage Related terms: make someone's hair stand on end, rub someone the wrong way Translations (Translations): foutre en rogne (French), whakawanawana (Maori), levantar ampollas (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-raise_someone's_hackles-en-verb-BGCS8kio Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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