Not really a word, but for me it's the D*s. DH, DD, DS, DW, etc. Just say who they are.

Snowflake. When people use the word they're usually the ones getting upset. Often for being called out for spewing bs.

Only at the very end did it get to actual word aversion not just peeves. A shame really, as it's a potentially interesting topic.

Something I hear at work occasionally, makes my eye twitch: mandatory requirements.

Impact. One thing physically striking another produces an impact. One thing compressed into another is impacted. A bullet will impact a tree. A wisdom tooth can become impacted. The word you are looking for is "affect". The divorce affected the children badly. Sales were affected by a product recall. The two words "impact" and "affect" are NOT synonyms!

"Karen" as an insult. I have friends called Karen who are nothing like the stereotype. It would be good if BP stopped using it as a lazy shorthand.

"Depressed / depression". As in "I'm depressed because my team lost a game".....no you are not. You might be sad, you might be angry but you are *not* depressed. It makes it harder for people ( like me) really struggling with depression.

'Like" used in every sentence.......'schmicko' - hate, hate, hate that term.....

For me it is when people say they flicked someone the finger, or they flicked the bird, or they flicked someone off. It is flipped. You flipped someone off--you didn't flick them off. I get irrationally angry when I see or hear flicked used. I guess technically both are acceptable. But I grew up hearing it as flipped. Flicked just sounds wrong.

I. HATE. “LOL.” Hate it. Even worse is “lolz.” Yes, I’m old, now get the hell off my lawn.

Umami

Recognize has a G in it. I can't tell you how many times I've heard people with doctorates pronounce it "reconize". How ticked would they be if I referred to them as Dotor or Docor.

"Moist"... moist is the word that deserves hate.

I hate when my mom says the word skive (slice, in english). Something about the way she pronounces the s is just.... ARRRGGHH!!!! it's weird because it's not a problem when other people say it.

I hate "proactive". My previous boss used it all the time and I straight up hated her guts.

I hate the word "chesterfield" for no apparent reason. My parents used to say that instead of "sofa" or "couch" when I was a kid, and it just makes my skin crawl.

Why do people have such intense feelings about words? Words are just like names - you only dislike them (usually) because you associate them with a person, situation, or other memory that bothers you. You assume things about ther person using the word you dislike based on preconceived notions. With additional context, you may and may often be right. But let’s keep our minds open and love what words tell us!

IDK why, but the word OSCILLATE just sounds, "dirty" for some reason. Yet MOIST has no affect on me at all.

'Lover' always sounds creepy to me.

To grab. Why is it so popular? Why do people feel the urge to use it in every other sentence. What a violent word. Because we all have the urge to snatch at things all the time. To grab to grab to grab to grab to grab. Food, of course, but also body parts, clothes, and I recently found out that the truth can be grabbed. Probably while someone else was about to grab a car.

Verse

Not one mention of "moist"? 🤔