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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mocking remark |
| Synonyms: | acrimony, aspersion, banter, bitterness, burlesque, causticness, censure, comeback, contempt, corrosiveness, criticism, cut*, cynicism, derision, dig*, disparagement, flouting, invective, irony, lampooning, mockery, mordancy, put-down, raillery, rancor, ridicule, satire, scoffing, scorn, sharpness, sneering, superciliousness, wisecrack |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | descant |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | discourse |
| Synonyms: | comment, criticism, discussion |
| Main Entry: | textual criticism |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | detailed analysis of document |
| Synonyms: | close reading, criticism, literary criticism, lower criticism |
| Main Entry: | reproof |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | censure |
| Synonyms: | blame, criticism, disapprobation, disapproval, objection |
| Main Entry: | stricture |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | censure |
| Synonyms: | blame, criticism, obloquy, rebuke, reprobation |
| Main Entry: | animadversion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | blame |
| Synonyms: | accusation, censure, criticism, faultfinding, flak, knock, observation, perception, slur |
| Main Entry: | chastisement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | punishment |
| Synonyms: | castigation, chastening, criticism, discipline, penalty, rebuke, reprimand, reproof |
| Main Entry: | denouncement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | accusation |
| Synonyms: | castigation, condemnation, criticism, denunciation, imputation, incrimination |
| Main Entry: | expostulation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | objection |
| Synonyms: | challenge, complaint, criticism, demur, demurral, dissuasion, protest, protestation, remonstrance, remonstration |
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