97 entries under criticize topic. ×

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gainsay(verb, attack, fight, dispute)
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knock(attack, challenge, disparage, contravene)
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pan(verb, attack, slight, abuse)
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rebuke(verb, beat, attack, reprimand)
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rip into(verb, expression, beat, attack)
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round on(verb, expression, lambaste)
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set about(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack)
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skin alive(expression, challenge, disparage, denounce)
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smear(verb, attack, slight, abuse)
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traduce(challenge, disparage, denounce, belittle)
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traverse(verb, stop, attack, maintain, oppose)
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wallop(verb, charge, beat, attack, separate)
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bludgeon(verb, beat, attack, strike)
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break(dispute, challenge, doubt, question)
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call into question(expression, idiom, dispute, challenge)
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cast aspersions upon(expression, idiom, dispute, challenge)
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cast doubt upon(expression, idiom, dispute, challenge)
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challenge(dispute, doubt, question, contravene)
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condemn(verb, attack, reprimand, castigate)
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contravene(dispute, challenge, doubt, question)
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