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diatribe, disparagement, impeachment
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
hostile criticism
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hostile — hostilely, adv. /hos tl/ or, esp. Brit., / tuyl/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an enemy: a hostile nation. 2. opposed in feeling, action, or character; antagonistic: hostile criticism. 3. characterized by antagonism. 4. not… … Universalium
hostile — /ˈhɒstaɪl / (say hostuyl), Originally US / təl/ (say tuhl) adjective 1. opposed in feeling, action, or character; unfriendly; antagonistic: hostile criticism. 2. of or characteristic of an enemy: hostile ground. –noun 3. US a. a hostile or… …
criticism — Synonyms and related words: adverse criticism, analysis, animadversion, appraisal, approval, aspersion, assessment, bad notices, bad press, book review, captiousness, carping, cavil, caviling, censoriousness, censure, comment, commentary,… … Moby Thesaurus
hostile — hos•tile [[t]ˈhɒs tl[/t]] esp. brit. [[t] taɪl[/t]] adj. 1) of or pertaining to an enemy 2) opposed in feeling, action, or character; antagonistic: hostile criticism[/ex] 3) not friendly or hospitable 4) cvb one that is hostile • Etymology:… … From formal English to slang
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criticism — n. 1) to arouse, provoke, stir up criticism 2) to express, offer criticism; to level criticism at 3) to take criticism 4) to temper one s criticism 5) to subject smb. to criticism 6) adverse, biting, damaging, devastating, harsh, hostile,… … Combinatory dictionary
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