| come down on(verb, expression, idiom, censure, disparage) |
| comment upon(verb, expression, censure, disparage, disapprove) |
| complain about(expression, criticize) |
| contravene(verb, criticize, protest, grumble, whine) |
| crab(complain, grumble, moan) |
| cut down(verb, expression, censure, disparage, disapprove) |
| cut to bits(verb, expression, idiom, censure, disparage) |
| decry(verb, censure, disparage, disapprove, pan) |
| defy(verb, criticize, protest, grumble, whine) |
| demur(verb, criticize, protest, grumble, whine) |
| denigrate |
| denunciate(verb, censure, disparage, disapprove, pan) |
| deprecate(verb, criticize, protest, grumble, whine) |
| deride |
| differ(verb, criticize, protest, grumble, whine) |
| disagree(verb, criticize, protest, grumble, whine) |
| disapprove(verb, criticize, censure, protest, disparage) |
| dispute(shift, hedge, equivocate, quibble) |
| dissent(verb, criticize, protest, grumble, whine) |
| do a number on(verb, expression, idiom, censure, disparage) |