“I am a firm opponent of the literary world's widespread practice of decrying criticism wholesale, ascribing all the sins and weaknesses of our literature to it.”

Noun

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A long, angry or violent speech

tirade

character assassination

ticking-off

ticking off

discredit

rap over the knuckles

disfavour^UK

disfavor^US

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

dishonour^UK

dishonor^US

offense^US

offence^UK

clamor^US

clamour^UK

statement of dissatisfaction

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Verb

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Present participle for to publicly denounce

condemning

denouncing

censuring

criticising^UK

criticizing^US

minimising^UK

minimizing^US

casting aspersions on

holding forth against

doing a hatchet job on

libeling^US

libelling^UK

deriding

dragging through the mud

dishonoring^US

bringing into disrepute

blistering

rebuking

smirching

dragging through the mire

bringing discredit to

befouling

spreading scandal about

running smear campaign

pummelling^UK

tarring and feathering

treating lightly

inveighing

blackening the name of

throwing brickbats at

sullying the reputation of

giving something a bad press

kicking up a stink about

blackening the reputation of

conducting a smear campaign against

belaboring^US

letting someone have it

zinging

looking askance at

giving someone a bad press

belabouring^UK

running a smear campaign against

blackening the character of

expressing disapproval of

look down one's nose at

picking at

ripping up

kicking up a fuss about

commenting negatively

ostracising^UK

ostracizing^US

knocking off high horse

dragging someone's name through the mud

expressing strong disapproval of

expressing a poor opinion of

disfavouring

disfavoring

remonstrating against

passing strictures upon

giving a bad press to

demonizing^US

demonising^UK

blackening someone's name

jumping down one's throat

regarding with disgust

satirizing^US

complaining vociferously about

raining

objecting strongly to

fighting

taking issue with

expressing disagreement with

speaking out against

griping

lodging a protest against

taking a stand against

combating

withstanding

raising objections to

disputing

demurring

shooting full of holes

sniggering

satirising^UK

curling one's lip

holding up to ridicule

sneezing at

sniffing at

ranking out

turning up one's nose

hauling over the coals

giving someone a roasting

giving someone a rollicking

lecturing

reaming

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

finding lacking

outraging

treating with contempt

rapping over the knuckles

giving someone a bollocking

giving something a battering

telling off

rating too low

setting little store by

tearing a strip off

doing an injustice to

railing at

raking over the coals

laying down the law

giving someone a mouthful

giving someone an earful

pitching into

ranting at

turning your nose up at

lowering the status of

giving someone a dressing-down

giving someone a telling-off

giving someone a rating

treating disrespectfully

putting in a bad light

dehumanising^UK

taking the piss out of

writing false reports about

pulling up

spreading tales about

regarding with contempt

marking wrong

criticizing severely

ticking off

dragging name through mud

giving someone a wigging

thinking too little of

bringing to book

slapping someone's wrist

bringing low

yelling at

giving someone some stick

giving someone what for

giving someone a row

looking down upon

biting someone's head off

lighting to

bringing shame to

setting no store by

speaking of with disfavour

labelling^UK

labeling^US

reviewing unfavorably

putting someone in their place

making someone eat crow

taking down a peg or two

giving a bad name to

causing to lose face

thumbing one's nose

jumping on one's case

going for the jugular

lashing out

snapping someone's head off

failing to appreciate

setting too little store by

treating contemptuously

hurting somebody's feelings

stepping on one's toes

showing in a bad light

telling someone to get lost

bringing into disfavour

giving the cold shoulder to

cold-shouldering

giving someone the brush-off

sweeping aside

aping

refusing to acknowledge

having no use for

having contempt for

underweening

saying contemptuously

making cutting remarks about

having a crack at

curling your lip at

spoofing

taking to the woodshed

putting on the mat

sending someone away with a flea in their ear

blowing up

jumping down someone's throat

giving someone a caning

going on at

keeping after

having someone on the carpet

doing an impression of

doing a takeoff of

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“Critics decry episodes such as this one as egregious examples of a general bias in the obesity research community.”

Verb

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Present participle for to criticise for petty or frivolous reasons

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

criticising^UK

criticizing^US

sniveling^US

snivelling^UK

expressing disapproval

quarrelling^UK

quarreling^US

making a big thing out of

making a mountain out of a molehill

making a big thing of

making a song and dance

shrieking

sobbing

screaming bloody murder

kicking up a fuss about

kicking up a stink about

blustering

spouting

bellyaching about

complaining vehemently about

raising trivial objections

talking under your breath

cavilling at

carping about

arguing over nothing

raising trivial objections to

moaning and groaning

casting aspersions on

doing a hatchet job on

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Verb

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Present participle for to jeer or shout at derisively

treating contemptuously

taking the mickey

pooh-poohing

fleering at

taking the piss out of

shouting disapproval at

blowing raspberries at

giving the Bronx cheer to

making a crack

laughing out of court

giving a hard time

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Verb

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Present participle for to perceive or notice

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