Word aversion

The various grammatical and punctuation things that can make the writer types irrationally angry has already been covered in these parts.

The sister topic to this - words we loathe. Or maybe I shouldn’t use “we.” Perhaps this is a personal problem.

There is one word that I hate above all others. If I come across it, I must immediately declare my hatred of it to anyone who is there to listen. If there’s no one around, I’ll resort to primal arghing and hit the page where the word resides.

The word is . . . hardscrabble.

I don’t have a logical reason for hating this word. I haven’t had a traumatic experience with it in the past.

I simply find it revolting. It’s ugly.

Ok, well. Thanks for listening.

Does anyone else have this kind of reaction to a word?