3
curmudgeon(noun, difficulty, grouch)
3
faultfinder(noun, happy, grouch)
3
foil(verb, stop, ruin, oppose, halt)
3
foul up(verb, expression, stop, check, ruin)
3
fret and fume(expression, idiom)
3
gripe
3
groan(protest, complain, moan, nag)
3
grouse
3
hinder(verb, stop, check, ruin, oppose)
3
kick(verb, phrasal verb, happy, informal, feelings)
3
lodge a complaint(expression, idiom)
3
raise a howl(expression, idiom)
3
register a complaint(expression, idiom)
3
shrimp
3
snafu(verb, stop, ruin, oppose, block)
3
sorehead(noun, slang, happy, grouch)
3
sour(adjective, sullenness)
3
squawk
3
stymie(verb, stop, check, ruin, oppose)
3
take on(expression, oppose, block, hinder, protest)
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