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fie

/faɪ/

Meanings
interjection
Often followed by on or upon: used to express distaste, disgust, or outrage.

Examples :

""Fie upon you! You lied to me about eating the last cookie." "
emotion language exclamation

Related Words

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about adjective

/əˈbɛʊt/ /əˈbaʊt/ /əˈbʌʊt/

Moving around; astir.

"After my bout with Guillan-Barre Syndrome, it took me 6 months to be up and about again."

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followed verb

/ˈfɒləʊd/ /ˈfɑloʊd/

To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction.

"Follow that car!"

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disgust noun

/dɪsˈɡʌst/

An intense dislike or loathing someone feels for something bad or nasty.

"With an air of disgust, she stormed out of the room."

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often adjective

/ˈɑf(t)ən/ /ˈɒf(t)ən/ /ˈɔf(t)ən/

Frequent.

"My sister is often late for school. "

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express noun

/ɛk.ˈspɹɛs/

A mode of transportation, often a train, that travels quickly or directly.

"I took the express into town."

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lied noun

/liːd/ /laɪd/

An art song, sung in German and accompanied on the piano.

"The music teacher played a beautiful lied for the class. "

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distaste noun

/dɪsˈteɪst/

A feeling of dislike, aversion or antipathy.

"She felt a strong distaste for cleaning the bathroom. "

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used verb

/juːzd/

To utilize or employ.

"The student used a calculator to solve the math problem. "

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upon adverb

/əˈpɒn/ /əˈpɑn/

Being the target of an action.

"He was set upon by the agitated dogs"

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eating verb

/ˈiːtɪŋ/ /ˈitɪŋ/

To ingest; to be ingested.

"The children are eating lunch in the cafeteria. "

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cookie noun

/ˈkuːki/

A small, flat, baked good which is either crisp or soft but firm.

"My daughter baked a delicious cookie for her school snack. "

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outrage noun

/ˈæot.ɹæed͡ʒ/ /ˈaʊt.ɹeɪd͡ʒ/

An excessively violent or vicious attack; an atrocity.

"The bombing of the hospital was an outrage that shocked the entire world. "