hanger-on
nounSomeone who stays near a person or group mainly to obtain personal benefit.
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Clear all filtersSomeone who stays near a person or group mainly to obtain personal benefit.
To calm anger or satisfy demands, often by making concessions.
Recklessly bold despite obvious danger or difficulty.
Anger at something considered unjust or improper.
Extremely angry or expressing strong anger.
To calm someone who is angry or upset.
Calm anger
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Unstable, insecure, or exposed to danger or failure.
Unstable or insecure
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An action or statement that stimulates anger or a response.
Disloyal or deceptive; also dangerously unreliable or difficult to navigate.
Disloyal or deceitful
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Insufficiently alert or cautious about possible difficulty or deception.
Powerful anger, often accompanied by a wish to punish or retaliate.
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