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censure, criminate, reprimand
rebuke formally
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blast, crucify, pillory, savage
criticize harshly or violently
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admonish, reprove
take to task
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bawl out, berate, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, reproof, scold, take to task, trounce
censure severely or angrily
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reprehend
express strong disapproval of
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deplore
express strong disapproval of
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belabor, belabour
attack verbally with harsh criticism
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come down
criticize or reprimand harshly
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denounce
speak out against
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blame, find fault, pick
harass with constant criticism
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belittle, disparage, pick at
express a negative opinion of
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nitpick
be overly critical; criticize minor details
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assail, assault, attack, lash out, round, snipe
attack in speech or writing
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harsh on
criticize harshly
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castigate, chasten, chastise, correct, objurgate
censure severely
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brush down, tell off
reprimand
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animadvert
express blame or censure or make a harshly critical remark
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fulminate, rail
criticize severely
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abuse, blackguard, clapperclaw, shout
use foul or abusive language towards
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claw
attack as if with claws
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pan, tear apart, trash
express a totally negative opinion of
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discredit, disgrace
damage the reputation of
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deprecate, depreciate, vilipend
belittle
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vitriol
subject to bitter verbal abuse
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rip
criticize or abuse strongly and violently
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whang
attack forcefully
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barrage, bombard
address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage
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blister, scald, whip
subject to harsh criticism
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condemn, decry, excoriate, objurgate, reprobate
express strong disapproval of
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belittle, denigrate, derogate, minimize
cause to seem less serious; play down
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accurse, anathematise, anathematize, anathemise, anathemize, comminate, execrate
curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment
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rubbish
attack strongly
