animadversion (noun)
1animadversion — animadvert ► VERB (animadvert on/upon/against) formal ▪ criticize or censure. DERIVATIVES animadversion noun. ORIGIN Latin animadvertere, from animus mind + advertere to turn …
2animadversion — noun Etymology: Latin animadversion , animadversio, from animadvertere Date: 1599 1. a critical and usually censorious remark often used with on 2. adverse criticism …
3animadversion — noun /ˌænɪmædˈvɜːʃən,ˌænɪmædˈvɝːʒən ,ˌænɪmædˈvɝːʃən/ a) A criticism, a critical remark. [A] misconstruction or misinterpretation, nay, the misplacing of a comma, was in Giffords eyes a crime worthy of the most severe animadversion. b) The state… …
4animadversion — I noun admonition, adverse comment, aspersion, blame, censorious remark, censure, chiding, condemnation, correction, criticism, deprecation, disapprobation, disapproval, discredit, fault finding, impeachment, impugnation, imputation, obloquy,… …
5animadversion — (n.) 1590s, criticism, blame, also sometimes in early use simply notice, attention (now obsolete), from L. animadversionem (nom. animadversio) investigation, inquiry; perception, observation, noun of action from pp. stem of animadverte to take… …
6animadversion — noun harsh criticism or disapproval • Syn: ↑censure • Derivationally related forms: ↑animadvert, ↑censure (for: ↑censure) • Hypernyms: ↑disapprobation, ↑ …
7animadversion — /ænəmædˈvɜʒən/ (say anuhmad verzhuhn) noun 1. a remark, usually implying censure; a criticism or comment. 2. the act or fact of criticising. {Latin animadversio} …
8animadvert — [ˌanɪməd və:t] verb (animadvert on/upon/against) formal criticize or censure. Derivatives animadversion noun Origin ME (in the sense pay attention to ): from L. animadvertere, from animus mind + advertere to turn …
9animadvert — ► VERB (animadvert on/upon/against) formal ▪ criticize or censure. DERIVATIVES animadversion noun. ORIGIN Latin animadvertere, from animus mind + advertere to turn …
10criticism — noun The act of criticising; a critical judgment passed or expressed; a critical observation or detailed examination and review; a critique; animadversion; censure. The politician received a lot of public criticism for his controversial stance on …
