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flak
flak also flack F0157800 (flăk)n.1. a. Antiaircraft artillery.b. The bursting shells fired from such artillery.2. Informal a. Excessive or abusive criticism.b. Dissension; opposition.
[German, from Fl(ieger)a(bwehr)k(anone), aircraft-defense gun.]flak (flæk) or flackn1. (Military) anti-aircraft fire or artillery2. informal a great deal of adverse criticism[C20: from German Fl(ieger)a(bwehr)k(anone), literally: aircraft defence gun]flak or flack (flæk)
n. 1. antiaircraft fire. 2. critical or hostile reaction. [1935–40; < German Fl(ieger)a(bwehr)k(anone) antiaircraft gun] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | flak - a slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employerflack, flack catcher, flak catcherspokesperson, representative, interpreter, voice - an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose; "the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government" | | 2. | flak - intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak"flack, attack, blast, firecriticism, unfavorable judgment - disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings; "the senator received severe criticism from his opponent" | | 3. |  flak - artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanesack-ack, ack-ack gun, antiaircraft, antiaircraft gun, pom-pom, flackBofors gun - an automatic double-barreled antiaircraft gungun - a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)predictor - a computer for controlling antiaircraft fire that computes the position of an aircraft at the instant of a shell's arrival |
flaknoun criticism, stick (slang), opposition, abuse, complaints, hostility, condemnation, censure, disapproval, bad press, denigration, brickbats (informal), sideswipes, disparagement, fault-finding, disapprobation He's getting a lot of flak for that.Translationsfuoco di contraereastroncaturaflak
get flakTo receive a lot of criticism, judgment, or teasing. Because I'm in a family full of surgeons, I get a lot of flak for my career in the arts.See also: flak, getflakCriticism or judgment. It is a shortening of the German word Fliegerabwehrkanone, meaning "anti-aircraft gun." Come on, I'm trying my best—stop giving me so much flak.get/take (the) ˈflak (for something) (informal) receive severe criticism: He’s taken a lot of flak for his unpopular decisions. ♢ Why do I always get the flak when something goes wrong around here? Flak is bullets from guns on the ground that are shooting at enemy aircraft.See also: flak, get, takeflak and flack (flæk)1. n. complaints; criticism; negative feedback. (Originally referred to antiaircraft guns and the explosions and damage they caused. The first form is an initialism from German Fliegerabwehrkanonen = flyer defense cannons. I.e., the initial fl plus the first a plus the k.) Why do I have to get all the flak for what you did? 2. n. publicity; hype. Who is going to believe this flack about being first-rate? 3. n. a public relations agent or officer. The flak made an announcement and then disappeared. flak
flak[flak] (ordnance) Explosive or exploding missile fired from antiaircraft cannon. Antiaircraft cannon, as in flak battery or flak installation. flakThe fire from anti-aircraft artillery that appears as small puffs in the sky. These puffs are generated when shells of air defense guns self-destruct at the end of stipulated period of flight after failing to impact the enemy aircraft.FLAK
| Acronym | Definition |
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| FLAK➣Fliegerabwehrkanone (German: Flyer Defense Cannon) | | FLAK➣Flugabwehrkanone (German) |
flak
Related to flak: flak jacketSynonyms for flaknoun criticismSynonyms- criticism
- stick
- opposition
- abuse
- complaints
- hostility
- condemnation
- censure
- disapproval
- bad press
- denigration
- brickbats
- sideswipes
- disparagement
- fault-finding
- disapprobation
Synonyms for flaknoun a slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employerSynonyms- flack
- flack catcher
- flak catcher
Related Words- spokesperson
- representative
- interpreter
- voice
noun intense adverse criticismSynonymsRelated Words- criticism
- unfavorable judgment
noun artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanesSynonyms- ack-ack
- ack-ack gun
- antiaircraft
- antiaircraft gun
- pom-pom
- flack
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