abrasive personality

collocation in English

meaningsofabrasiveandpersonality

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abrasive
adjective
uk
/əˈbreɪ.sɪv/us
/əˈbreɪ.sɪv/
rude ...
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personality
noun
uk
/ˌpɜː.sənˈæl.ə.ti/us
/ˌpɝː.sənˈæl.ə.t̬i/
the type of person you are, shown by the way you behave, feel, ...
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(Definition ofabrasiveandpersonalityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Elder was socially shunned due to a combination of hisabrasivepersonalityand his homely, dwarfish appearance.
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His cold,abrasivepersonalityalienated his subordinates; one observer described him as a cold, calculating owl.
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Latos irritated his veteran teammates with his know-it-all andabrasivepersonality.
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However, hisabrasivepersonalityand his passion for intoxicating beverages led to his constant difficulties with colleagues and superiors.
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However, his polygamous lifestyle and sometimesabrasivepersonalitymade him many enemies inside his church and out of it, contributing to his ultimate demise.
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Both major challengers argued that the mayorsabrasivepersonalityhampered his leadership of the city.
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Besides having anabrasivepersonality, he was known to be a liar.
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But hisabrasivepersonalityand rudeness have led to the resignation of his 75th assistant.
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Goebel'sabrasivepersonalitymade him many political enemies, but his championing of populist causes, like railroad regulation, also won him many friends.
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The brush with her own mortality softens herabrasivepersonalityand leads her to treat her own daughter with more courtesy and respect - for a time.
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She was known for herabrasivepersonality; her granddaughter-in-law wrote that she was not altogether easy to get on with, whilst another referred to her as an unpleasant woman.
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Herabrasivepersonalityand stunning looks makes her a favorite on the show to begin with, but she later tries to avoid the camera as much as she can.
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