3
unsympathetic(adjective, mean, nasty, opinion, unfriendly)
2
admonishing
2
adverse(adjective, mean, nasty, negative, hostile)
2
barring(verb, rejecting, prohibiting)
2
censorious(adjective, severe, harsh, critical, demanding)
2
chiding(verb, adjective, severe, critical)
2
contrary(mean, nasty, negative, unfriendly, angry)
2
curtailing(verb, rejecting, prohibiting)
2
cutting(verb, rejecting)
2
damning(adjective, critical, scornful, contemptuous, excoriating)
2
denigrating
2
depressing(adjective, pessimistic, unenthusiastic, unhelpful, downbeat)
2
derogatory(adjective, severe, sharp, harsh, critical)
2
disclaiming(verb, rejecting)
2
discontented(critical, grumpy, testy, dissatisfied, grouchy)
2
discountenancing
2
discouraging(verb, adjective, depressing, pessimistic, unenthusiastic)
2
disfavoring(verb, disliking)
2
disliking(verb, disliking)
2
dissenting(grumpy, testy, grouchy)
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