| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Act your age. | Shames behavior as immature. |
| 2. | Actually, | Signals correction in a condescending way. |
| 3. | Are you done? | Shows impatience and disrespect. |
| 4. | As I said, | Sounds impatient and superior. |
| 5. | As usual, | Adds weary blame or sarcasm. |
| 6. | Back off. | Aggressively demands distance. |
| 7. | Be realistic. | Dismisses hopes or ideas. |
| 8. | Big deal. | Minimizes importance. |
| 9. | Calm down. | Dismisses feelings as excessive. |
| 10. | Can you not? | Dismisses behavior with irritation. |
| 11. | Clearly, | Suggests the answer is self-evident. |
| 12. | Do I have to explain this? | Insults the other person’s comprehension. |
| 13. | Do whatever you want. | Withdraws support with irritation. |
| 14. | Do your job. | Sounds accusatory and bossy. |
| 15. | Don’t be dramatic. | Minimizes emotion as overreaction. |
| 16. | Don’t start. | Preemptively scolds or dismisses. |
| 17. | Drop it. | Orders someone to stop. |
| 18. | Embarrassing. | Shames the person or action. |
| 19. | End of story. | Shuts down further discussion. |
| 20. | Enough already. | Shows impatience and annoyance. |
| 21. | Excuse you. | Calls out behavior with attitude. |
| 22. | Figure it out. | Refuses help in a harsh way. |
| 23. | Fine. | Signals irritation or resentment. |
| 24. | For your information, | Often sounds snippy or defensive. |
| 25. | Frankly, | Can make criticism sound harsh. |
| 26. | Get over it. | Minimizes hurt or difficulty. |
| 27. | Get real. | Scornfully rejects an idea. |
| 28. | Give me a break. | Dismisses the other person’s point. |
| 29. | Good for you. | Can sound sarcastic or dismissive. |
| 30. | Grow up. | Insults maturity. |
| 31. | Here we go again. | Shows weary contempt. |
| 32. | Hopeless. | Declares no chance of improvement. |
| 33. | How convenient. | Suggests suspicious self-interest. |
| 34. | How hard is it? | Shames someone for struggling. |
| 35. | I already told you. | Signals annoyance at repetition. |
| 36. | I beg to differ. | Can sound stiff and dismissive. |
| 37. | I don’t care. | Shows indifference to concerns. |
| 38. | I don’t have time for this. | Dismisses the issue as unworthy. |
| 39. | I know that. | Dismisses the other person’s input. |
| 40. | I’m done here. | Abruptly ends the exchange. |
| 41. | If you say so. | Signals disbelief or contempt. |
| 42. | It’s not rocket science. | Belittles difficulty or confusion. |
| 43. | K. | Extremely curt acknowledgment. |
| 44. | Keep it to yourself. | Shuts down expression. |
| 45. | Know your place. | Humiliates and asserts superiority. |
| 46. | Lazy. | Accuses someone of poor effort. |
| 47. | Leave me alone. | Pushes someone away harshly. |
| 48. | Let’s be honest, | Often prefaces a cutting judgment. |
| 49. | Listen, | Can sound commanding or patronizing. |
| 50. | Lucky you. | Can sound bitter or sarcastic. |
| 51. | Mind your business. | Rejects involvement rudely. |
| 52. | Move on. | Dismisses unresolved concerns. |
| 53. | Must be nice. | Expresses envy or resentment. |
| 54. | Needless to say, | Implies the point is obvious. |
| 55. | No excuses. | Rejects explanation harshly. |
| 56. | No offense, but | Introduces an insulting remark. |
| 57. | Nonsense. | Rejects as worthless or false. |
| 58. | Not impressed. | Openly dismisses effort or value. |
| 59. | Noted. | Can sound cold and curt. |
| 60. | Obviously. | Implies the other person is slow. |
| 61. | Pathetic. | Direct insult to worth or effort. |
| 62. | Read the instructions. | Implies carelessness or incompetence. |
| 63. | Rude. | Directly labels bad behavior. |
| 64. | Save it. | Tells someone to stop talking. |
| 65. | Seriously? | Expresses disbelief with scorn. |
| 66. | So what? | Dismisses significance or feeling. |
| 67. | Spare me. | Rejects what someone is saying. |
| 68. | Stay in your lane. | Tells someone they overstepped. |
| 69. | Stop whining. | Mocks complaints as childish. |
| 70. | Suit yourself. | Shows indifference with edge. |
| 71. | Sure. | Can sound reluctant or sarcastic. |
| 72. | That’s a you problem. | Mockingly denies shared concern. |
| 73. | That’s cute. | Belittles by sounding patronizing. |
| 74. | That’s enough. | Cuts someone off sharply. |
| 75. | That’s not how this works. | Corrects in a patronizing way. |
| 76. | That’s not my problem. | Refuses responsibility or empathy. |
| 77. | That’s on you. | Pushes responsibility onto them. |
| 78. | That’s ridiculous. | Directly insults an idea. |
| 79. | That’s your fault. | Directly assigns blame. |
| 80. | This is basic. | Belittles the other person’s understanding. |
| 81. | To be blunt, | Warns of intentional harshness. |
| 82. | Try harder. | Suggests current effort is inadequate. |
| 83. | Unacceptable. | Strongly condemns as not allowed. |
| 84. | Unbelievable. | Expresses contemptuous frustration. |
| 85. | Use common sense. | Implies the other person lacks it. |
| 86. | Useless. | Insults competence or value. |
| 87. | Watch your tone. | Polices emotion in a provoking way. |
| 88. | Whatever. | Shows contempt or disengagement. |
| 89. | Who asked you? | Rejects input with contempt. |
| 90. | Who cares? | Shows open indifference. |
| 91. | With all due respect, | Often signals coming disrespect. |
| 92. | Wrong. | Bluntly rejects without softening. |
| 93. | You always | Uses sweeping blame. |
| 94. | You clearly didn’t | Accuses with a superior tone. |
| 95. | You missed the point. | Suggests poor understanding. |
| 96. | You need to relax. | Minimizes the other person’s concern. |
| 97. | You never | Uses unfair absolute criticism. |
| 98. | You people | Creates distance and blame. |
| 99. | You should have | Blames after the fact. |
| 100. | You’re mistaken. | Can sound cold and superior. |
