turn (sb) against sb/sth
— phrasal verb with turn /tɜːn/
/tɝːn/ verb Definition
› to start not to like or agree with someone or something, or to make someone do this: After six years of fighting public opinion has turned against the war. The girl's natural father claimed that her stepfather was turning her against him.Not liking
(Definition of turn (sb) against sb/sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -shy suffix
- abhor verb
- abide verb
- abominate verb
- averse adjective
- be no/little love lost between idiom
- despise verb
- detest verb
- disdain verb
- disgusted adjective
- dislike verb
- house-room noun
- how would you like...? idiom
- ill will noun
- leave sb cold idiom
- loathe verb
- put sb off (sth/sb) phrasal verb
- take against sb phrasal verb
- the knives are out idiom
- tire of sth phrasal verb
Topic:
Not liking
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