63 entries under attack topic. ×

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scold(verb, praise, oppose, abuse)
19
rebuke(verb, praise, criticize, censure)
18
reprimand(verb, praise, oppose, criticize)
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castigate(verb, praise, oppose, criticize)
15
upbraid(verb, praise, oppose, criticize)
14
chew out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, praise)
14
reprove(verb, praise, oppose, criticize)
12
bawl out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, praise)
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take to task(verb, expression, idiom, oppose)
10
chide(verb, praise, oppose, criticize)
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censure(verb, oppose, abuse, criticize)
9
lambaste(verb, praise, criticize, censure)
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reproach(verb, praise, oppose, criticize)
8
admonish(verb, praise, oppose, criticize)
8
criticize(verb, abuse, censure, condemn)
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call down(verb, phrasal verb, praise, criticize)
7
chastise(verb, praise, criticize, censure)
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call on the carpet(verb, expression, idiom, praise)
3
rap(verb, praise, abuse, criticize)
3
reprehend(verb, oppose, criticize, censure)
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