Brickbat
101calumny — n 1. slander, libel, calumniation, false accusation, misrepresentation, falsehood, malicious falsehood, lie, untruth, traducement, aspersion, imputation, innuendo, Inf. brickbat, insinuation, reflection; abuse, injury, backbiting, mud slinging;… …
102cavil — n 1. carp, complain, quibble, pettifog, pull to pieces, Sl. nitpick; nag, pick on or at, fuss, Inf. hassle; jibe at, criticize, find fault, make mountains out of molehills; belittle, deprecate, disparage, impugn, decry, Sl. grouse, Sl. moan and… …
103censure — n 1. disapproval, disapprobation, reprobation, reprehension, objection; fulmination, denunciation, condemnation; criticism, animadversion, Inf. brickbat, aspersion, obloquy; tirade, philippic, diatribe. 2. reproof, reproach, rebuke, reprimand,… …
104complaint — n 1. criticism, animadversion, Inf. brickbat; cavil, quibble; lament, lamentation, jeremiad, wail, ululation, moan, groan, murmur, whimper, grumble; plaint, demur, objection, Inf. kick, Inf. gripe, All Sl. big stink, squawk, bellyache, beef. 2.… …
105criticism — n 1. evaluation, judgment, assessment, appraisal, appreciation, estimation, analysis. 2. censure, reproof, reproach, animadversion, stricture, disapproval, condemnation, derogation, denunciation, disparagement; exception, objection, disagreement …
106defamation — n 1. denigration, vilification, vituperation, scandal, Inf. skeleton in the closet; censure, reproach, denunciation, railing, curse, malediction, invective, commination, Archaic. exprobration, revile ment, obloquy; belittlement, deprecation,… …
107denunciation — n 1. fulmination, condemnation, criticism, censure; disapproval, disapprobation, reprobation, reprehension, objection; animadversion, Inf. brickbat, aspersion, obloquy; tirade, philippic, diatribe. 2. reproof, reproach, rebuke, reprimand;… …
108derogation — n 1. discredit, disfavor, obloquy, loss of face; censure, reproach, invective, reflection, animadversion, disapproval, disapprobation, criticism, stricture; curse, denunciation, condemnation, execration, revilement, commination, fulmination,… …
109detraction — n 1. belittlement, disparagement, deprecation, derogation, deflation, decrial, Inf. talking down, depreciation, devaluation; humiliation, humble pie, mortification; lampoon, squib, pasquinade, caricature, satirization; sarcasm, ridicule, mockery …
110disfavor — n 1. disrespect, disregard, low regard, disesteem, low esteem, low or poor opinion, low estimation, dim view; dislike, discontentment, unhappiness, displeasure, dissatisfaction; disapproval, disapprobation, discountenance. 2. discredit, dishonor …
