242 entries under criticize topic. ×

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vilify(verb, attack, sound, oppose, abuse)
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correct(verb, fine, censure, discipline)
5
tick off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, oppose)
5
excoriate(verb, attack, censure, condemn)
5
find fault with(verb, expression, idiom, charge)
5
flay(verb, charge, attack, censure)
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let into(verb, abuse)
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tongue-lash(verb, correct, abuse, fight)
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accuse(verb, attack, abuse, censure)
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chew(verb, reprimand, reproach, rebuke)
4
decry(verb, attack, sound, oppose)
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give what for(verb, expression, idiom, reprimand)
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rant(verb, take, attack, blow)
4
reprobate(verb, attack, abuse, scorn)
4
scorch(verb, attack, abuse, censure)
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whip(verb, attack, abuse, censure)
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arraign(verb, attack, censure, condemn)
3
assail(verb, take, beat, attack)
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backbite(verb, charge, sound, scorn)
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baste(verb, censure, discipline, reprimand)
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