| carp(verb, criticize, censure, disparage, disapprove) |
| censure(verb, timing, disparage, disapprove, pan) |
| criticize(verb, attack, timing, censure, fault) |
| discredit(fault, slam, slate) |
| fault(verb, slam, slate) |
| find fault(verb, expression, criticize, censure, disparage) |
| find fault with(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, timing) |
| knock(verb, censure, disparage, disapprove, pan) |
| nit-pick(verb, censure, disparage, disapprove, pan) |
| pick at(verb, expression, censure, disparage, disapprove) |
| animadvert on(verb, expression, censure, disparage, disapprove) |
| appraise(verb, censure, disparage, disapprove, pan) |
| assess(verb, censure, disparage, disapprove, pan) |
| attack(verb, fault) |
| bash(verb, censure, disparage, disapprove, pan) |
| be due(timing, pan, prioritize) |
| belie |
| belittle(fault, slam, slate) |
| blame(verb, censure, disparage, disapprove, pan) |
| blast(verb, censure, disparage, disapprove, pan) |