brickbatnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈbrɪk.bæt/us/ˈbrɪk.bæt/a spoken attack:
The members of parliament hurled brickbats at the minister.
She responded angrily to the brickbats thrown at her.
Synonym
insult
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Insults & abuse
- arse-licker
- asshole
- be close to the bone idiom
- cut (sb) to the quick idiom
- denigrate
- fuck
- fuck you/them/it idiom
- give someone a mouthful idiom
- insulting
- mouth
- mouthful
- revile
- score
- shit
- sledging
- snowflake
- stick
- take sb's name in vain idiom
- trifle
- trifle with sb/sth
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