3
dressing-down(noun, censure, blame, reproach, reproof)
3
exegesis(noun, explanation, observation, comment)
3
footnote(noun, note, crack, statement, observation)
3
harangue(noun, attack, diatribe, polemic)
3
hell
3
insult(noun, attack, censure, suggestion, affront)
3
jeremiad(noun, charge, attack, protest, objection)
3
put down(noun, expression, censure, reproach, disapproval)
3
rap(noun, action, trouble, charge, slight)
3
rating(noun, censure, reprimand, reproach, appreciation)
3
recrimination(noun, charge, attack, censure, blame)
3
remonstrance(noun, charge, attack, scorn, censure)
3
remonstration(noun, action, charge, dislike, challenge)
3
report(noun, study, communication, note, crack)
3
smack talk
3
swipe(noun, censure, insult, reproach, disapproval)
3
tirade(noun, charge, attack, abuse, censure)
3
write-up(noun, study, order, change, communication)
2
admonishment(noun, scorn, censure, blame, reprimand)
2
appreciation(noun, review, explanation, analysis, observation)
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