chip on one's shoulder (Meaning)
chip on one's shoulder
microarray, chaff, banter, to hit (a return in tennis) with backspin, something valuable that can be used for advantage in negotiation or trade, to cut or hew with an edged tool, a very small slice of silicon containing electronic circuits (as for a computer), chip shot sense 1, a counter used in poker, integrated circuit, french fry, a small card displaying a paint color or a range of paint colors available for purchase, a small, thin, crisp, usually salty piece of food typically prepared by frying, baking, or drying, something small, worthless, or trivial, to cut into chips, a small piece of food, as, to cut or break a fragment from, a child that resembles his or her parent, to play a chip shot, one of the counters used as a token for money in poker and other games, a small often cone-shaped bit of food often used for baking, a challenging or belligerent attitude, potato chip, to cut or break a chip from something, french fry entry 1, money sense 1c, a flaw left after a chip has been broken off, potato chip see also corn chip, a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off, a piece of dried dung, to break off in small pieces, to cut or break (a small piece) from something, money, a flaw left after a small piece has been broken off, a small wafer of semiconductor material that forms the base for an integrated circuit, a small thin flat piece (as of wood, stone, or glass) broken off
Synonyms & Antonyms of chip on one's shoulder
Synonyms:
- petulance
- antagonism
- peevishness
- captiousness
- huffiness
- grouchiness
- irritability
- biliousness
- fractiousness
- fierceness
- waspishness
- fretfulness
- irascibility
- surliness
- pettishness
- rudeness
- militarism
- irascibleness
- testiness
- disagreeableness
- jingoism
- orneriness
- acidity
- grumpiness
- crossness
- unfriendliness
- imperialism
- querulousness
- crankiness
- hyperaggressiveness
Antonyms:
chip on one's shoulder Sentence Examples
- John carried a chip on his shoulder, perpetually feeling slighted and defensive.
- After the bitter breakup, Sarah had developed a chip on her shoulder toward men.
- The coach's harsh criticism left a chip on the team's shoulder, motivating them to prove him wrong.
- The politician's opponents exploited his chip on his shoulder to portray him as petty and resentful.
- Emily's boss had a chip on his shoulder, constantly belittling his subordinates.
- After being passed over for a promotion, Mark harbored a chip on his shoulder toward his colleagues.
- The company's recent downsizing left many employees with a chip on their shoulder, feeling undervalued and insecure.
- Despite her success, Jane still carried a chip on her shoulder from childhood experiences of being bullied.
- The athlete's childhood poverty had instilled a chip on his shoulder, driving him to achieve greatness.
- The team's star player had a chip on his shoulder against the opposing team, eager to prove his dominance.
FAQs About the word chip on one's shoulder
microarray, chaff, banter, to hit (a return in tennis) with backspin, something valuable that can be used for advantage in negotiation or trade, to cut or hew w
hostility, defiance, aggressiveness,aggression, assaultiveness, quarrelsomeness, fight, bellicosity,disputatiousness, belligerence
antimilitarism, friendliness, sociability, cordiality, nonaggression, geniality,pacifism, antiaggression, benevolence, anti-imperialism
John carried a chip on his shoulder, perpetually feeling slighted and defensive.
After the bitter breakup, Sarah had developed a chip on her shoulder toward men.
The coach's harsh criticism left a chip on the team's shoulder, motivating them to prove him wrong.
The politician's opponents exploited his chip on his shoulder to portray him as petty and resentful.
