hackles

British  

/ ˈhækəlz /

plural noun

1. the hairs on the back of the neck and the back of a dog, cat, etc, which rise when the animal is angry or afraid

2. anger or resentment (esp in the phrases get one's hackles up, make one's hackles rise )

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hackles Idioms  

1. see raise someone's hackles.

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Example Sentences

Human rights groups and a smattering of legal experts have raised their hackles too.

From BBC

There, he reiterated that he had "no agenda" and stated that "all debates are possible" on the thorny issue of reforms to France's pension system that has raised the hackles of leftist parties.

From Barron's

The effect of this deal on other companies also raises the hackles of economists and trade experts.

From Los Angeles Times

The success of high-speed rail in other countries raises our competitive hackles.

From Los Angeles Times

Among those he ministered to were two female prisoners, one of them a Muslim, which raised some hackles in the Vatican.

From Los Angeles Times