5
slam(noun, slight, censure, informal, blame)
5
slap(noun, censure, insult, judgment, reproach)
5
upbraiding(noun, abuse, censure, blame, reproach)
4
accusation(noun, charge, attack, slight, censure)
4
annotation(noun, note, crack, statement, observation)
4
answer(noun, response, reaction, comeback)
4
article(noun, study, notice, judgment, examination)
4
bad press(noun, expression, censure, contest, reproach)
4
comeback(noun, cut, note, crack, insult)
4
diatribe(noun, charge, attack, censure, blame)
4
editorial(note, crack, judgment, statement, analysis)
4
exception(noun, dislike, disagreement, doubt, opposition)
4
feedback(noun, response, reaction, comeback)
4
hit(noun, slight, censure, informal, insult)
4
imputation(noun, action, charge, attack, censure)
4
invective(noun, charge, cut, attack, slight)
4
judgment(noun, study, change, note, notice)
4
nit-picking(noun, censure, contest, reproach, disapproval)
4
nitpicking(noun, complaining, carping)
4
pan(noun, study, change, attack, praise)
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