animadvert+upon
11animadvert — /ænəmædˈvɜt / (say anuhmad vert) verb (t) 1. to remark. –phrase 2. animadvert on (or upon), to comment critically on. {Latin animadvertere regard, notice} …
12animadvert — an•i•mad•vert [[t]ˌæn ə mædˈvɜrt[/t]] v. i. to comment unfavorably or critically (usu. fol. by on or upon) • Etymology: 1630–40; < L animadvertere to heed, censure an i•mad•vert′er, n …
13reflect upon — Synonyms and related words: accuse, anathematize, anathemize, animadvert on, arraign, blame, call to account, cast blame upon, cast reflection upon, censure, complain against, condemn, cry down, cry out against, cry out on, cry shame upon, damn,… …
14Disapprobation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Disapprobation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 disapprobation disapprobation disapproval Sgm: N 1 improbation improbation Sgm: N 1 disesteem disesteem disvaluation displacency Sgm: N 1 odium odium Sgm: N 1 …
15disapprobation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Condemnation Nouns 1. disapprobation, disapproval; dislike. 2. (lack of approval) discommendation, demerit; blame, detraction, condemnation. 3. (criticism) animadversion, reflection, stricture, objection …
16asperse — v. a. Vilify, slander, calumniate, traduce, defame, disparage, slur, censure, impugn, malign, revile, lampoon, backbite, attack, abuse, blacken, blemish, besmirch, bespatter, befoul, defile, run down, detract from, speak ill of, accuse falsely,… …
17censure — cen·sure / sen chər/ n: an expression of official disapproval a House resolution approving a censure of the representative censure vt Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
18blame — I. v. a. Censure, condemn, disapprove, reprehend, reproach, reflect upon, lay or cast blame upon, find fault with, cry out against, animadvert upon. II. n. 1. Censure, reprehension, animadversion, disapproval, disapprobation, reproach, reproof,… …
19criticize — v 1. judge, adjudge, appraise, assess, evaluate, estimate; treat, examine, analyze, survey, comment upon. 2. attack, flay, light into, Inf. lace into, Inf. pan, Inf. slam, shoot down, Sl. blast, Sl. let [s.o.] have it with both barrels, Sl. let… …
20deprecate — v 1. censure, reproach, impeach, bring to book, call to account, cry down, slate, inveigh against, perstringe, animadvert upon, reprove, recriminate, reprehend, reprobate, pass strictures; denounce, deplore, rail, curse, condemn, anathematize,… …
