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Noun
▲
A harsh expression of disapproval or criticism
reprimand
reproach
censure
reproof
scolding
admonishment
admonition
castigation
criticism
lecture
reproval
excoriation
lambasting
remonstration
upbraiding
berating
chiding
condemnation
earful
rap
blame
blast
carpeting
denunciation
roasting
wigging
caning
commination
objurgation
rating
rebuff
reprehension
rollicking
stricture
bollocking
disapproval
expostulation
remonstrance
comeuppance
correction
row
dressing-down
telling-off
riot act
talking-to
ticking off
tongue-lashing
bawling-out
chewing-out
rap over the knuckles
ticking-off
hard time
going-over
kick in the teeth
slap in the face
slap on the wrist
put-down
scurrilousness
smear
sarcasm
aspersion
slam
scandal
cut
slap
outrage
detraction
epithet
barb
affront
dig
hit
disrespect
backhanded compliment
dirty dig
swearing
expletives
discourtesy
disdain
rudeness
degradation
ridicule
swear words
dis
diss
gird
dart
poke
foul language
critique
taunt
faultfinding
signifying
nitpicking
carping
cavillingUK
cavil
roast
cavilingUS
sledge
ill fame
put down
verbal disapproval
dump
nit-picking
impertinence
speech
disquisition
declamation
monologueUK
exhortation
spiel
arrogance
malapertness
remark
personality
name
monologUS
depreciation
examen
quibble
slanderousness
obscenity
indecency
takedown
captiousness
exposé
coarseness
offensiveness
critical remark
bad notice
belittlement
belittling
lessening
infamousness
abusiveness
grossness
jeer
debasement
slights
bad language
philippics
mocking
diminishment
expose
zinger
reflection
demean
besmirch
bad reputation
ill favour
taint
ingloriousness
disregard
scar
cloud
indignities
jibes
provocation
gibe
backstabbing
underestimation
blasphemy
counterblast
rebukes
slanging
sneer
low esteem
prejudice
treachery
quinine
knifing
hosing
lack of respectability
ill favor
put-downs
ridiculing
taunting
mockery
goading
scoff
name-calling
bad reflection
blot on the escutcheon
skeleton in the cupboard
smirch
a slanging match
kicking around
trash talk
pushing around
crack
parting shot
jab
comeback
snappy comeback
snub
a bawling-out
a bashing
an earful
a row
critical remarks
grievance
mistreatment
take-down
more ❯
“He had more expected a sharp rebuke for sleeping late, maybe even a none-too-gentle reminder in the form of a hand to his backside.”
Noun
▲
The state of being reprobated
reprobation
censure
criticism
reproach
reproof
denunciation
condemnation
reprimand
castigation
accusation
disapproval
inculpation
indictment
disapprobation
invective
charge
objurgation
disparagement
recrimination
repudiation
incrimination
attack
implication
arraignment
complaint
depreciation
disfavourUK
disfavorUS
remonstrance
slur
tirade
obloquy
chiding
diatribe
impeachment
imputation
reprehension
attribution
animadversion
expostulation
opposition
exprobation
abuse
vituperation
reproval
contumely
vitriol
berating
blast
allegation
denigration
vilification
citation
chastisement
slamming
critique
admonishment
slating
upbraiding
panning
flak
opprobrium
smear
aspersion
excoriation
slagging
beef
faultfinding
knocking
nitpicking
cavillingUK
carping
cavil
denouncement
scolding
roast
cavilingUS
insinuation
broadside
squawk
roar
stink
gripe
rumble
dido
exposé
fault-finding
slagging off
bum rap
verbal disapproval
put down
character assassination
nit-picking
ridicule
discredit
derogation
assertion
claim
scorn
belittlement
belittling
disdain
lessening
degradation
asseveration
debasement
slander
derision
deprecation
detraction
contempt
suit
mocking
diminishment
crimination
lawsuit
plaint
fault
backstabbing
calumny
underestimation
backbiting
prejudice
bill of indictment
billingsgate
put-down
revilement
tongue-lashing
swearing
curses
expletives
insults
fulmination
scurrility
philippics
swear words
bad language
jeremiad
foul language
blasphemy
sarcasm
execration
counterblast
epithet
polemic
philippic
objection
slam
stricture
examen
verbal
swipe
quibble
rap
takedown
slap
hit
pan
captiousness
sideswipe
brickbat
knock
sledge
notice
cut
call down
bad press
critical remark
bad notice
more ❯
Noun
▲
An abrupt or ungracious rejection of an offer, request, or friendly gesture
rebuff
snub
rejection
repulse
slight
brush-off
knock-back
refusal
discouragement
check
cut
defeat
opposition
cold-shouldering
denial
repudiation
repulsion
spurning
put-down
brushoff
cold shoulder
go-by
insult
nix
putdown
reprimand
silent treatment
turndown
hard time
nothing doing
the old heave-ho
thumbs down
smack in the eye
smack in the face
kick in the teeth
slap in the face
negation
dismissal
nonacceptance
veto
declination
refutation
disallowance
nay
renunciation
disapproval
no
disavowal
disclaimer
abnegation
rebuttal
non-acceptance
dissent
renouncement
prohibition
negative
contradiction
exclusion
turning down
knockback
no way
pass
nonconsent
snubbing
declension
defiance
ostracism
negative response
retraction
refutal
forswearing
disproof
disaffirmation
adjuration
dismissing
renegement
rejecting
repudiating
refusing
controversion
refraining
gainsaying
kiss-off
declining
abandonment
disfavorUS
regrets
blackballing
discountenancing
withholding
ban
proscription
noncompliance
disfavourUK
interdiction
writ
reversal
forbidding
enjoinment
ignoring
disowning
denunciation
red light
bum's rush
casting off
the elbow
no go
no dice
sending to Coventry
lack of acceptance
elbow
a slap in the face
protestation
statement
dissatisfaction
iciness
disregard
aloofness
coldness
objection
choice
disappointment
reverse
failure
contravention
disaffirmance
abstaining
noncommittal
pooh-poohing
withdrawal
unacceptance
cold-shoulder
non placet
begrudging
deprivation
disclaiming
abjuration
dispute
conflict
disconfirmation
denegation
counterstatement
confutation
retractation
abstention
traversal
relinquishment
disacknowledgement
giving up
statement abnegation
casting aside
refusal to acknowledge
eschewal
rebuffing
ostracization
bounce
elimination
brushing off
refusing to speak
ignoring of someone
kick in teeth
desertion
forsaking
shunning
ostracizingUS
blacklisting
avoidance
excommunication
shutting out
ostracisingUK
cutting dead
demurral
declinature
a kick in the teeth
more ❯
Verb
▲
To criticize or scold sternly
scold
berate
admonish
castigate
denounce
reprimand
reproach
upbraid
blast
carpet
lambast
baste
censure
chastise
chide
condemn
criticiseUK
criticizeUS
monster
rate
reprove
blame
hammer
keelhaul
lambaste
lecture
rag
rake
rap
reprehend
rip
wig
bollock
flay
jaw
row
score
jawbone
monish
objurgate
fry
oppose
trim
zap
tell off
lay into
pull up
remonstrate with
tear into
dress down
rail against
rail at
tick off
bawl out
chew out
jump on
pitch into
rant at
ream out
give someone a bollocking
lace into
let someone have it
slap down
tongue-lash
blow up
give a talking-to
haul over the coals
have a go at
read the riot act
sound off
tear apart
carp on
give a rocket
give someone a caning
jump down one's throat
lean on
call down
call on the carpet
come down on
give someone a row
take a dim view of
complain
do a hatchet job on
inveigh
frown upon
abhor
gripe
protest
scoff at
moan
grumble
kick
grouse
beef
complain about
kick up a stink about
quibble about
mock
give something a battering
kvetch
do down
beef about
grouch
underrate
dispute
fulminate
whine
kick up a fuss about
whinge
drag through the mud
take issue with
fuss
write off
bleat
gripe about
bellyache
abominate
moan about
grouse about
grouch about
crab
make a fuss about
underestimate
undervalue
bellyache about
diminish
challenge
thunder
protest against
sound off about
detract from
disdain
poor-mouth
sneer at
raise objections to
play down
pooh-pooh
grizzle
kiss off
talk down
whine about
carp about
brand
deliver judgment
adjudicate
find lacking
argue against
wail
grump
keen
caterwaul
scream
repine
nitpick over
speak ill of
whinge about
take a stand against
kick up a fuss
quibble
rage
yammer
squawk
whimper
murmur
croak
yawp
maunder
holler
mutter
squeal
demur
charge
downgrade
rant
trivializeUS
tear to shreds
yowl
yaup
except
nit-pick
pass judgment
give opinion
oppose strongly
expostulate about
jeer at
lower
spurn
treat lightly
shun
speak out against
tsk-tsk
speak evil of
minify
complain vociferously about
laugh at
misprize
mislike
take exception
mind
sneer
not think much of
trivialiseUK
make light of
spread lies about
hate
hold cheap
imprecate
bring into disrepute
tut over
tut about
tut-tut over
tut-tut about
blacken the reputation of
blacken the name of
sully the reputation of
throw mud at
grumble about
not take kindly to
cast a slur on
conduct a smear campaign against
speak badly of
give a bad name
give someone bondi
rage against
nitpick
opprobriate
controvert
niggle
degrade
be in opposition to
quarrel with
protest strongly at
remonstrate about
fume
animadvert upon
discourage
argue
storm
vociferate
chunter
split hairs
make a protest against
kick against
mither
hypercriticize
create
speak out
laugh off
resist
complain bitterly about
lodge a protest against
express disagreement with
regard with disgust
rant about
dissent
tax
take issue
satirizeUS
make a stand
disagree violently with
disrelish
kvetch about
treat with contempt
affront
make a stand against
satiriseUK
resent
mouth off about
eschew
antipathize
go on about
pick at
regret
not appreciate
make faces at
lose interest in
have no stomach for
be allergic to
not care for
have no taste for
be averse to
hold someone responsible
grossed out on
be turned off to
have hard feelings
bear malice toward
not endure
shudder at
put up a fight against
frown at
ban
get angry with
mumble
excommunicate
rebut
contradict
be anti
crush
give a rough time
hit out
bring under fire
badmouth
take
gainsay
be hostile to
explode
talk something down
heap
confront
review unfavorably
burst out
destroy
show someone up
discourse
orate
perorate
keep nothing back
erupt with anger
mortify
shame
snub
humiliate
downcry
comment negatively
be scandalized by
be offended by
be shocked by
sell short
peck
bother
withstand
combat
squabble
bicker
rain
object strongly to
fight
protest strongly
weigh into
humble
clamor against
pick holes
put hooks in
debase
blacken
have no use for
avoid
not feel like
express strong disapproval of
squash
downplay
understate
squelch
demean
niggle about
pettifog
go on
expose to ridicule
caluminate
voodoo
dig
demonizeUS
mudsling
cuss
jinx
make a protest
mouth off
hold up to shame
be on at someone
spout
bluster
huff
rave
allege
demoniseUK
criminate
present
view with dislike
show disapproval of
indicate disapproval of
view with disfavour
poor mouth
pooh pooh
sour grapes
intimidate
take a stand
menace
rip up
be picky
be hypercritical
bring charges against
question
scapegoat
single out
vociferate about
thunder against
label
lay
think badly of
express disapprobation of
express disapprobation
stick it to
lay at your door
devalue
snipe at
raise objections
cut down to size
take a swipe at
shoot full of holes
put a whammy on
hold forth against
rant and rave
express objections
have a low opinion of
mark down
take away
accurse
express disagreement
lodge a protest
express objections to
express disapproval
mark
hold in disdain
regard with contempt
take swipe at
throw stones at
hold someone answerable
veto
be in opposition
feel revulsion to
feel aversion to
feel disgust for
have a problem
make a fuss
characterizeUS
designate
classify
class
stamp
tag
hold someone to blame
complain to
look down upon
look down at
baulkUK
draw the line at
balkUS
cross
disavow
disagree
kick up
take great exception to
characteriseUK
mark out
shock
outrage
disgust
beg to differ
horrify
appalUK
be displeased
raise objection
kick up a stink
cry
look down one's nose at
turn one's nose up at
not stand for
hold no brief for
not go for
count me out
make an objection
make a stink
tangle with
go-one-on-one
mix it up with
cast a slur upon
sicken
nauseate
repel
revolt
yelp
yap
bawl
displease
appallUS
don't like
find distasteful
be unable to stomach
recoil from
have no liking for
shrink from
not be able to bear
find repellent
hold in disfavour
be repelled by
be unable to tolerate
find intolerable
be unable to abide
be unable to stand
be unable to bear
regard with distaste
have an aversion to
have no taste
give offence to
blackguard
blackball
scandaliseUK
cause a few raised eyebrows amongst
embarrass
raise eyebrows amongst
cause raised eyebrows
dismay
scandalizeUS
belie
have at
work over
debunk
disprove
laugh
jeer
complain vehemently about
uncover
catch
invalidate
unmask
snigger
scoff
jive
gibe
expose
nail
turn up one's nose
hold up to ridicule
fleer
sniff at
jest
burlesque
flout
swipe
dump
hold in contempt
sneeze at
gird
give Bronx cheer
turn your nose up at
grin
crack
rally
make cutting remarks about
caricature
say contemptuously
gibe at
quip at
travesty
be contemptuous of
rank out
twit
turn up your nose
curl one's lip at
leer
cast doubt on
set straight
raise doubts about
throw light on
more ❯
“When his mother would rebuke him for bad behavior, he was apt to vex her by asking puzzling questions about religion.”
Verb
▲
Keep at bay
fend off
avert
avoid
deflect
deter
discourage
fight off
hold off
keep away
rebuff
rebut
reject
repel
repulse
resist
spurn
ward off
keep at bay
beat off
drive back
hold at bay
keep at a distance
keep at arm's length
keep off
parry
refuse
snub
stave off
turn aside
block
stop
check
intercept
foil
pre-empt
divert
head off
thwart
oppose
baulkUK
frustrate
obstruct
hold back
balkUS
turn away
hold something off
distract
sidetrack
defend against
draw away
curb
halt
arrest
obviate
hinder
cover
safeguard
shield
guard
ward
protect
dodge
forfend
screen
secure
bulwark
keep
defend
guard against
second-guess
defend oneself against
escape
duck
evade
help
preoccupy
forecast
delay
impede
expect
monopolizeUS
circumvent
project
foresee
envision
preempt
predict
monopoliseUK
get ahead of
get in before
skirt round
fend
nip in the bud
steal a march on
provide against
beat someone to the punch
beat someone to the draw
beat someone to it
stand up for
put a stop to
decline
fight
drive away
beat back
force back
push back
confront
dismiss
cut
dispute
cool
stand off
kick
thrust back
disown
traverse
turn back
duel
put to flight
see off
drive off
send packing
knock down
brush off
force off
turn down
put down
chase away
cast aside
stand up against
give cold shoulder to
more ❯
Verb
▲
Rebuff, ignore, or spurn disdainfully
snub
slight
cut
humiliate
cold-shoulder
insult
rebuff
affront
disdain
scorn
stiff
stiff-arm
ignore
repulse
spurn
blank
brush off
high-hat
humble
mortify
shame
misprize
put down
scout
treat disrespectfully
boycott
burr
censure
chill
coldshoulder
cool
cut dead
disregard
duck
freeze out
ice
neglect
offend
ostraciseUK
ostracizeUS
scold
scratch
shun
slur
snob
swank
upstage
knock back
act cool
give someone the brush-off
give the cold shoulder
ice out
pass up
take no notice of
give someone the go-by
give the brush
give the brushoff
kick in the teeth
look coldly upon
look right through
give someone a slap in the face
put the chill on
not give time of day
contemn
despise
look down on
dis
disrespect
diss
disparage
snoot
sniff at
belittle
avoid
sneer at
treat with contempt
scoff at
look down upon
hold in contempt
send to Coventry
deride
flout
pooh-pooh
scoff
discount
jilt
pour scorn on
be contemptuous about
renounce
sneeze at
abhor
hate
show contempt for
turn back on
steer clear of
have nothing to do with
turn nose up at
balk at
turn your nose up at
give a wide berth to
undervalue
look past
make unwelcome
turn up one's nose
abominate
regard with contempt
look down your nose at
be allergic to
look down nose at
slap
outrage
wound
bilk
ditch
fail
skip
omit
give offence
stay clear of
show disrespect
show disrespect for
blink at
shrug off
stay shy of
have no part in
stand aloof from
give the runaround
turn away from
make light of
not touch
give a wide berth
keep your distance from
have no part of
shy from
turn deaf ear to
body-swerve
fight shy of
keep away from
shrink from
shy away from
shake off
keep clear of
recoil from
leave alone
palm off
give the cold shoulder to
mock
be scornful about
be above
jeer at
heap scorn on
laugh at
spit on
revile
refute
gibe
piss over
confute
sneer
ridicule
piss on
defy
trash
taunt
blackball
blacklist
desert
blow raspberries at
laugh out of court
exclude
drop
excommunicate
abjure
eschew
veto
abnegate
forsake
cock a snook at
run down
consider beneath you
disfellowship
disown
unfollow
unfriend
burn
curl your lip at
consider beneath one
give the Bronx cheer to
spit in the face of
spit in the eye of
shut out
cast aside
cast out
cut off
turn up your nose at
make fun of
kick someone in the teeth
leave off
give someone the big E
give someone the air
hand someone the frozen mitt
not buy
break with
have nothing more to do with
bin off
give someone the push
leave out in the cold
swear off
give the elbow
more ❯
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