2
prod
2
pull apart(expression, charge, criticize, scorn, condemn)
2
pull to pieces(expression, idiom, disapprobation)
2
put down(verb, expression, cut, hit, criticize)
2
question(dislike, disagreement, doubt, opposition, protest)
2
quibbling(noun, deception, mistake, error, falsehood)
2
quirk(noun, deception, mistake, error, falsehood)
2
rap(charge, criticize, blast, flay, complaint)
2
rebuke(verb, charge, criticize, scorn, condemn)
2
remonstrate(verb, charge, oppose, criticize, scorn)
2
reprehend(verb, charge, criticize, scorn, condemn)
2
reprimand(verb, charge, criticize, scorn, condemn)
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reprove(verb, charge, criticize, scorn, condemn)
2
shuck(verb, decline, avoid, deceive, hide)
2
slam(noun, cut, hit, censure, reproach)
2
spar(shift, argue, disagree, differ, wrangle)
2
stricture(noun, cut, hit, censure, reproach)
2
subtilize
2
swipe(noun, cut, hit, censure, reproach)
2
take to task(expression, idiom, charge, criticize, scorn)
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