English > unfavorable judgment: 1 sense > noun 1, communication| Meaning | disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings. |
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| Synonym | criticism |
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| Narrower | attack | Strong criticism |
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| brickbat | blunt criticism |
| faultfinding, carping | persistent petty and unjustified criticism |
| fire, attack, flak, flack, blast | Intense adverse criticism |
| potshot | criticism aimed at an easy target and made without careful consideration |
| rebuke, reproof, reproval, reprehension, reprimand | An act or expression of criticism and censure |
| slating | A severely critical attack / attack |
| static | angry criticism |
| stricture | severe criticism |
| thrust | verbal criticism |
| Broader | disapproval | The expression of disapproval |
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| Spanish | crítica |
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| Catalan | crítica |
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