jaundiced
adjective /ˈdʒɔːn.dɪst/
/ˈdʒɑːn-/ formalDefinition
› judging everything as bad because bad things have happened to you in the past: He seems to have/take a very jaundiced view of life. I'm afraid I look on all travel companies' claims with a rather jaundiced eye, having been disappointed by them so often in the past.Angry and displeasedBad-tempered › looking slightly yellow in colour because of having jaundice: He was jaundiced from liver disease.The skin, and skin colourSkin complaints and blemishes
(Definition of jaundiced adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- acrimonious adjective
- aggrieved adjective
- annoyed adjective
- apoplectic adjective
- be not amused idiom
- blistering adjective (ANGRY)
- dudgeon noun
- embittered adjective
- exasperated adjective
- fed up adjective
- fed up to the back teeth idiom
- incandescent adjective (QUALITY)
- irate adjective
- irritated adjective
- kick verb
- livid adjective (ANGRY)
- miffed adjective
- murder verb
- venomous adjective (HATE)
- wound up adjective
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