90 entries under criticize topic. ×

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reprimand(verb, attack, praise, correct)
8
chide(verb, attack, praise, correct)
8
rebuke(verb, attack, praise, correct)
7
admonish(verb, attack, praise, correct)
7
dress down(verb, phrasal verb, attack, praise)
7
lambaste(verb, attack, praise, informal)
7
scold(verb, attack, praise, correct)
6
reproach(noun, verb, attack, praise, correct)
6
reprove(verb, attack, praise, correct)
5
bawl out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack, praise)
5
berate(verb, censure, condemn, denounce)
5
chew out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack, praise)
4
call on the carpet(verb, expression, idiom, attack, praise)
4
castigate(verb, attack, praise, correct)
4
jaw(verb, reprimand, reproach, rebuke)
4
lecture(verb, condemn, blame, reprimand)
4
upbraid(verb, attack, praise, correct)
3
censure(noun, verb, cut, attack, hit)
3
rap(verb, attack, praise, censure)
2
blame(noun, verb, attack, censure)
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