| berate(verb, beat, attack, abuse, criticize) |
| blame(verb, abuse, criticize, censure, condemn) |
| blast(verb, criticize, censure, condemn, object) |
| bludgeon(verb, beat, attack, criticize, strike) |
| calumniate(verb, abuse, condemn, blame, insult) |
| censure(verb, beat, attack, abuse, criticize) |
| chew out(verb, expression, abuse, condemn, blame) |
| condemn(verb, attack, abuse, criticize, censure) |
| crack down on(verb, expression, idiom, criticize, censure) |
| crawl all over(verb, expression, idiom, attack, praise) |
| criticize(verb, beat, attack, protest, reprimand) |
| cudgel(verb, beat, attack, criticize, strike) |
| damn(verb, attack, score, scratch, slam) |
| denounce(verb, beat, attack, abuse, criticize) |
| dress down(verb, expression, reprimand, punish, scold) |
| except(verb, criticize, censure, condemn, object) |
| expostulate(verb, criticize, condemn, object, blame) |
| find fault(verb, expression, abuse, condemn, blame) |
| flog(verb, beat, attack, criticize, reprimand) |
| go after(verb, expression, criticize, censure, condemn) |