unfavorable judgment
disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings - the senator received severe criticism from his opponent • Syn: criticism • Derivationally related forms: critical (for: criticism), criticise (for: criticism) • Hypernyms: disapproval • Hyponyms: attack, brickbat, faultfinding, carping, fire, flak, flack, blast, thrust, potshot, rebuke, rebuke, reproval, reprehension, reprimand, slating, static, stricture
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