English Explanatory Dictionary

nose out of joint

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An emotional state where someone is in a bad mood because they have been offended by or taken exception (objected) to some action, usually involving being seen in an inferior light to another person.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-nose out of joint.wav

Word forms

nose out of joint noses out of joint

Related words

get one's knickers in a twist
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