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CRITICIZE/CRITICISM Flashcards

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CRITICIZE/CRITICISM

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aspersion, berate, calumny, castigate, decry, diatribe, disparage, excoriate, gainsay, harangue, impugn, inveigh, lambaste, obloquy, objurgate, opprobrium, pillory, remonstrate, reprehend, reprove, tirade, vituperate

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aspersion

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slander; (sprinkling in baptism)

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berate (bih-REYT)

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to scold

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calumny (KAL-uhm-nee)

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slander

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castigate (KAS-ti-gate)

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to criticize or reprimand severely; (to punish to correct)

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decry

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to criticize as faulty and worthless

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diatribe

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bitter criticism

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disparage (dih-SPAR-ij)

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to belittle

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excoriate (ik-SKAWR-ee-eyt)

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to criticize severely; (to strip off skin from)

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gainsay

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to speak against; (to deny)

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harangue (huh-RANG)

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long verbal criticism

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impugn (im-PYOON)

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to challenge as false; to doubt

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inveigh

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to protest or rail against

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lambaste (lam-BAST)

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(to beat or whip); to criticize severely

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obloquy (OB-luh-kwee)

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harsh criticism esp. by general public

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objurgate (OB-jer-geyt)

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to denounce harshly

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opprobrium (uh-PROH-bree-uhm)

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disgrace, infamy for an outrageous act

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pillory

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to expose to public criticism and derision

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remonstrate

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to say against, to hold demonstration

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reprehend

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to criticize

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reprove

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to criticize gently; to disapprove strongly

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tirade

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prolonged denunciation; (long, vehement speech)

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vituperate (vahy-TOO-puh-reyt)

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to address with abusive language

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aspersion, berate, calumny, castigate, decry, diatribe, disparage, excoriate, gainsay, harangue, impugn, inveigh, lambaste, obloquy, objurgate, opprobrium, pillory, remonstrate, reprehend, reprove, tirade, vituperate

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CRITICIZE/CRITICISM

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spurn

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scornfully reject

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