animadversionnoun [ C or U ]
/ˌæn.ɪ.mædˈvɜː.ʃən//ˌæn.ɪ.mædˈvɝː.ʒən/formalcriticism or a critical remark:
She was being critical, but her animadversions were mild.
His actions attracted neither surprise nor animadversion.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Disapproving & criticizing
- -basher
- aspersions
- backbite
- bad-mouth
- bashing
- belabour
- damn
- damn sb with faint praise idiom
- denounce
- dig
- disapproval
- give sb hell idiom
- nagging
- pick holes in sth idiom
- pitch into sb/sth
- pound
- pull sth apart
- put the boot in idiom
- take a dim view of sth idiom
- throw
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