9
rebuke(noun, charge, attack, scorn, censure)
9
reprimand(noun, charge, attack, abuse, scorn)
9
sarcasm(noun, cut, attack, twist, humor)
8
note(noun, order, communication, information, sign)
8
attack(noun, charge, strike, censure, blame)
8
judgement
8
knock(noun, attack, praise, slight, slang)
8
opprobrium(noun, scorn, censure, dislike, blame)
8
reprehension(noun, charge, attack, praise, scorn)
8
study(noun, change, notice, judgment, examination)
7
carping(noun, censure, reproach, disapproval, condemnation)
7
complaint(noun, charge, attack, censure, challenge)
7
explanation(noun, observation, comment)
7
literary criticism(noun, expression, idiom)
7
objection(noun, action, charge, scorn, censure)
7
remark(noun, order, communication, information, note)
6
appraisal(noun, study, change, notice, judgment)
6
castigation(noun, charge, attack, abuse, scorn)
6
caviling(noun, censure, reproach, disapproval, condemnation)
6
elucidation(noun, note, report, crack, review)
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