criticism
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noun
abuse, accusation, admonition, adverse comment, analysis, animadversion, aspersion, blame, carping, caviling, censure, charge, chiding, commentary, complaining, complaint, condemnation, contravention, critical examination, critical remarks, critique, denunciation, deprecation, depreciation, derogation, detraction, disapproval, discommendation, disdain, disparagement, dispraise, disvaluation, exception, expostulation, fault-finding, grievance, grumbling, imputation, indictment, insinuation, ludicium, lecture, objection, obloquy, odium, opposition, opprobrium, protestation, reflection, rejection, remonstrance, reprehension, reprimand, reproach, reproof, review, revilement, scolding, upbraiding
associated concepts: fair and honest criticism, freedom of speech, privileged criticism
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index
bad repute, blame (culpability), complaint, condemnation (blame), denunciation, diatribe, disapprobation, disapproval, discredit, disparagement, exception (objection), grievance, ground, guidance, impeachment, impugnation, objection, obloquy, odium, ostracism, outcry, protest, rebuff, remonstrance, report (detailed account), reprimand, review (critical evaluation), revilement, stricture
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006