111 entries under criticize topic. ×

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castigate(verb, activity, break, beat, attack)
29
chastise(verb, force, beat, drive, touch)
26
discipline(noun, verb, activity, correct)
24
correct(verb, activity, fine, censure)
20
chasten(verb, upset, trouble, beat, disturb)
19
penalize(verb, activity, attack, correct, abuse)
16
beat(verb, attack, separate, hurt, ruin)
15
scourge(verb, beat, attack, correct)
15
whip(verb, break, trouble, beat, attack)
14
thrash(verb, break, beat, attack, separate)
13
flog(verb, break, trouble, beat, attack)
13
sentence(verb, attack, abuse, censure)
11
lash(verb, break, trouble, beat, attack)
10
reprove(verb, activity, attack, correct)
8
lambaste(verb, upset, break, beat, attack)
7
rebuke(verb, attack, correct, censure)
7
scold(verb, attack, correct, fine)
6
cane(verb, break, beat, separate, defeat)
6
reprimand(verb, attack, correct, censure)
5
censure(verb, attack, correct, abuse)
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