2
leading article(expression, idiom, dissertation)
2
niggle(dislike, doubt, opposition, protest, objection)
2
objurgation(noun, charge, attack, censure, blame)
2
panning(noun, censure, reproach, disapproval, condemnation)
2
pettifogging
2
philippic(noun, attack, diatribe, tirade, harangue)
2
polemic(noun, attack, clinkers, diatribe, tirade)
2
potshot
2
praise(noun, magnification, writeup, bravo, bravos)
2
punishment(censure, discipline, reprimand, reproach, rebuke)
2
quibbling
2
rave(noun, informal, judgment, appreciation, analysis)
2
rebuff(noun, attack, censure, insult, reproach)
2
renew
2
revilement(noun, abuse, dislike, blame, doubt)
2
reviling(noun, attack, abuse, blame, diatribe)
2
running commentary(expression, idiom, dissertation)
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static(noun, censure, contest, reproach, disapproval)
2
talking-to(noun, censure, reproach, reproof)
2
telling-off(noun, censure, discipline, reprimand, reproach)
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