dander

/'dændə/

Thân thiện

The cat's dander made her sneeze.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A feeling of anger and animosity: A state of being irritated, annoyed, or in a temper.
   • Small scales from animal skins or hair or bird feathers that can cause allergic reactions in some people: Tiny flakes of skin, hair, or feathers shed by animals, which are a common allergen.

Examples

• Noun (Anger):

  • His rude comments really got my dander up.
  • She tried to stay calm, but the constant delays raised her dander.

• Noun (Allergen):

  • I love cats, but I'm allergic to their dander.
  • Regular vacuuming helps reduce pet dander in the home.

Advanced Usage

• "to get one's dander up": To become angry or irritated.

  • The unfair accusation got his dander up immediately.

• "to raise/put someone's dander up": To cause someone to become angry.

  • His condescending tone was enough to put her dander up.

Variants and Related Words

• Dandruff (n): Flakes of dead skin on the scalp, similar in form to the allergen sense of "dander" but specific to the human head.

Synonyms

• Anger sense: Ire, temper, annoyance, irritation.
• Allergen sense: Flakes, scales, shed skin.

Related Phrases

• Hackles raised: A similar idiom meaning to become angry or defensive. Often used in conjunction with "dander up" (e.g., ).

Học thuật

Noun

1. a feeling of anger and animosity
   • having one's hackles or dander up
2. small scales from animal skins or hair or bird feathers that can cause allergic reactions in some people

Từ đồng nghĩa

• hackles