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carping(noun, adjective, mean, hit)
6
faultfinding(noun, adjective, mean, hit)
3
nit-picking(noun, adjective, hit, severe)
2
animadversion(noun, hit, censure, reproach)
2
aspersion(noun, hit, censure, reproach)
2
bad press(noun, expression, hit, censure)
2
cavil(noun, hit, censure, blast)
2
flak(noun, hit, censure, blast)
2
hit(noun, censure, reproach, disapproval)
2
knock(noun, hit, censure, reproach)
2
quibble(noun, hit, censure, blast)
2
slam(noun, hit, censure, reproach)
2
stricture(noun, hit, censure, reproach)
2
swipe(noun, hit, censure, reproach)
1
Bronx cheer(noun, expression, hit, censure)
1
blast(noun, hit, censure, reproach)
1
brickbats(noun, hit, censure, blast)
1
call down(noun, expression, hit, censure)
1
censure(noun, hit, reproach, disapproval)
1
critical remarks(noun, expression, hit, censure)
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