242 entries under criticize topic. ×

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exhort(censure, caution, rebuke, lecture)
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expose(verb, attack, oppose, censure)
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expostulate(verb, oppose, censure, dislike)
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express displeasure with
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fail
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fault(verb, scorn, condemn, reprimand)
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find fault(verb, expression, oppose, abuse)
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finger(verb, charge, attack, censure)
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give a hard time(expression, idiom, bother, condemn)
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go after(verb, expression, oppose, censure)
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go for
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hang something on(verb, expression, idiom, attack)
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indict(verb, charge, attack, censure)
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judge(verb, charge, fine, scorn)
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kick(verb, oppose, censure, dislike)
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lay into(verb, expression, attack, oppose)
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lay out(verb, expression, censure, condemn)
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lay strictures on
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lean on(verb, expression, oppose, censure)
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lesson(verb, oppose, censure, condemn)
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