235 entries under criticize topic. ×

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trim(verb, beat, attack, defeat, hit)
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vituperate(verb, attack, sound, abuse)
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assail(verb, attack, slight, abuse)
2
backbite(verb, sound, slight, shock)
2
berate(verb, attack, sound, abuse)
2
blister(verb, attack, ruin, crush, push)
2
break(verb, crush, dispute, confuse)
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castigate(verb, attack, sound, abuse)
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cut down to size(expression, idiom, crush, scorn)
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cut to the quick(verb, expression, idiom, sound, push)
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deny(verb, crush, dispute, confuse)
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deride(verb, attack, dismiss, scorn)
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diminish(verb, scorn, disparage, discredit)
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disapprove(censure, condemn)
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discount(verb, sound, scorn, fault)
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dispraise(verb, dismiss, scorn, fault)
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dump on(verb, expression, sound, dismiss, push)
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fault(noun, verb, slight, lower)
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impugn(verb, attack, dispute, censure)
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lower(verb, dismiss, crush, scorn)
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