46 entries under critical topic. ×

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condemning(severe, harsh, demanding, unfavorable)
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critic(adjective, severe, sharp, harsh, unsympathetic)
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disapproving(severe, harsh, demanding, dissatisfied)
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discriminating(adjective, severe, sharp, rough, harsh)
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disparaging(severe, harsh, cross, contrary)
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exceptive(adjective, severe, sharp, harsh, cross)
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grousing(dissatisfied, disparaging, complaining, caviling)
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hard to please(expression, adjective, idiom, rough)
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kvetching(dissatisfied, disparaging, complaining, caviling)
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persnickety(adjective, harsh, rigid, strict)
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reproachful(adjective, severe, sharp, harsh, unsympathetic)
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scolding(severe, harsh, demanding, unfavorable)
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severe(adjective, harsh, cross, rigid)
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accusing(censorious, exceptive, reproving)
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bellyaching(dissatisfied, disparaging, complaining, caviling)
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complaining(dissatisfied, disparaging, caviling, carping)
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criticizing(dissatisfied, disparaging, complaining, caviling)
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deprecatory(dissatisfied, disparaging, complaining, caviling)
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discontented(dissatisfied, complaining, unassuaged)
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dissatisfied(complaining, unassuaged)
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