She spoke to me as if I was about thirteen and I felt my hackles rise.
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(one's) hackles rise
One becomes greatly irritated, annoyed, or aggravated. The disrespect he showed our professor during class made my hackles rise so badly that I had to go take a walk to calm down.I could see her hackles rising at the suggestion of reducing her hours at work.
your, his, etc. ˈhackles rise
become angry: Ben felt his hackles rise as the speaker continued.