| bad press(noun, expression, hit, contest) |
| brickbats(noun, hit, contest, criticism) |
| call down(noun, expression, hit, contest) |
| critical remarks(noun, expression, hit, contest) |
| nit-picking(noun, hit, contest, criticism) |
| rap on knuckles(noun, expression, idiom, hit) |
| slap on wrist(noun, expression, idiom, hit) |
| zapper(noun, hit, contest, criticism) |
| cavil(noun, objection, denunciation, quiddity) |
| caviling(noun, criticism, objection, denunciation) |
| objection(noun, denunciation, quiddity, CC) |
| panning(noun, objection, denunciation, brickbat) |
| put down(noun, expression, hit, objection) |
| quibble(noun, objection, denunciation, quiddity) |
| roast(noun, objection, denunciation, sendup) |
| static(noun, clinkers, objection, denunciation) |
| swipe(noun, dig, objection, denunciation) |
| verbal disapproval(noun, expression, objection, denunciation) |