animadversion

So what is it, exactly, that fuels the animadversion against Martin Amis?

But he still had access to the social network of Washington journalists, his base constituency, always available to be entertained with his private animadversions of other politicians.

The keeping of pet animals here, as in England, was a common fault and one against which Rigaud’s animadversions were singularly unsuccessful.

But at times some extremely artless animadversions are heard that almost nonplus us.

As to Raymond, the complete silence preserved with respect to him was more significant than could have been the severest animadversions.