concept of criticism Flashcards
aspersion(n)
cast aspersion at..
eftera,tohmat
belittle
tahghir kardan,dastekam gereftan,
dont belittle urself
berate
upbraid,scold
shadidan sarzanesh kardan,
the teacher berated the student for being lazy
calumny(n)
defamation,libel,slander
bohtano tohmat
his claims were nothing but calumny
castigate
admonish,chastise,chide,rebuke,reprimand,reproach,reprove,scold,tax,upbraid
sakht enteghad kardan, sarzanesh kardan,
the newspaper castigated the gambling minister
decry
nekoohesh kardan
decry government corruption
defamation
eftera
denounce
decry,
the UN denounce their agression
deride
gibe,jeer,mock,ridicule,scoff,sneer,taunt
maskhare kardan,
he derideed his enemies ‘ criticismofhis policies.
diatribe
fulmination,harangue,invective,jeremiad,malediction,obloquy,tirade
zakhme zaban,enteghade talkho na eza amiz
his diatribes aroused the king’s wrath
disparage
nachiz shemordan,bi aberu kardan,tohin kardan.
he used to disparage his brother’s achievement.
her disparaging remarks.
excoriate
poost kandan, morede enteghad gharar dadan.
i will excoriate my enemies with this satirical essay. (poosteshuno mikanam)
gainsay
rad kardan,enkar kardan,nafy kardan
i disagree with him and i will gainsay him.
harangue
sokhkane tulanie enteghad amiz
he harangued us for 2 hours on the virtues of vegetarianism.
impugn
challenge,dispute
morede enteghado porsesh gharar dadan, ziresoal bordan,
i dont mean to impugn his motives.
inveigh
با سخن حمله کردن
lambaste
skht nekoohesh kardan,
newspaper lambasteed him but he continued with his work.
objurgate
sarzanesho nekoohesh kardan (be sheddat)
obloquy
strong offensive criticism
bad dahani,tohmat,rosvayi
opprobrium
rosvayi,sarzanesh,tahghir,aberurizi
discredit,disgrace,dishonor,disrepute,ignominy,infamy,oblopuy,shame
ignorance of grammar has always been a cause for opprobrium
pillory
tahghiro tanbiho khorde gereftan
rebuke
sarzanesh kardan(shadidan) one of the members of the parliament rebuked the prime minister
remonstrate
با تعرض و نکوهش گفتن
remostrated with him concerning his dishonety
reprehend
scold,rebuke
reprove
sarzanesh kardan
she was unhappy to have been reproved by her husband in front of strangers
revile
vituperate
naseza goftan
tirade
long harsh speech, diatribe,fulmination,harangue,obloquy,revilement,vilification
vituperate
berate,castigate,reproach,scold
naeza gofan, sarzanesh kardan,
derisive
maskhare amiz
his derisive comments
