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Adjective

Harshly or bitterly critical

Inclined to express negative or disapproving comments

Verb

(somewhat rare) Bringing harm or injury to

Present participle for to injure

Present participle for to lash or strike repeatedly, especially with a long pliable instrument

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Adjective

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Harshly or bitterly critical

sulphurous^UK

sulfurous^US

libellous^UK

libelous^US

unfavorable^US

rubbing the wrong way

skeptical^US

sceptical^UK

minimizing^US

minimising^UK

straight from the shoulder

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

savoury^UK

colourful^UK

ill-humored^US

savory^US

colorful^US

paralyzing^US

paralysing^UK

accidentally on purpose

grueling^US

gruelling^UK

unsavoury^UK

unpalatable

unsavory^US

sombre^UK

somber^US

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

politically incorrect

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“He went on to launch a characteristically scathing attack on the newspaper, and on the eyewitness testimonies of the night in question.”

Adjective

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Inclined to express negative or disapproving comments

criticising^UK

criticizing^US

cavilling^UK

unfavorable^US

caviling^US

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Verb

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(somewhat rare) Bringing harm or injury to

vandalizing^US

vandalising^UK

driving a nail into the coffin of

maltreating

playing merry hell with

discoloring^US

putting the kibosh on

paralysing^UK

paralyzing^US

pulverizing^US

putting out of action

pulverising^UK

vaporizing^US

vaporising^UK

levelling^UK

leveling^US

having a bad effect on

putting out of commission

making unattractive

throwing monkey wrench in

raining on someone's parade

throwing a spanner in the works

throwing a monkey wrench in the works of

imperilling^UK

imperiling^US

detracting

spray painting

pulling the rug out from under

emasculating

bowing

lacing

throwing a monkey wrench into

brutalising^UK

brutalizing^US

distorting the shape of

having a negative effect on

minimising^UK

minimizing^US

oxidizing^US

running onto the rocks

dashing to pieces

damaging beyond repair

colouring^UK

sapping the strength of

coloring^US

aborting

costing

causing the loss of

resulting in damage to

resulting in harm to

leading to the end of

causing the sacrifice of

striking at the foundations

bringing someone to their knees

smashing to smithereens

crushing to smithereens

oxidising^UK

cancelling^UK

canceling^US

rendering ineffective

biasing^US

biassing^UK

tunnelling^UK

tunneling^US

preventing from moving

preventing from working

rendering powerless

bringing to a screeching halt

rendering inoperative

making ineffective

bringing to a standstill

bringing to a halt

having an effect on

exerting influence on

rendering null and void

pummelling^UK

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Verb

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Present participle for to injure

belabouring^UK

belaboring^US

burning someone's ears

crawling all over

pinning your ears back

raking over the coals

putting someone on the griddle

reading the riot act

putting someone on the hot seat

criticizing^US

criticising^UK

pummelling^UK

casting aspersions on

giving a bad press to

besmirching

sledging

admonishing

hauling over the coals

cutting up

pouring scorn on

finding fault

throwing brickbats at

giving someone a dressing-down

giving someone a roasting

giving someone a bad press

libeling^US

libelling^UK

minimizing^US

minimising^UK

calling over the coals

jumping down one's throat

going for the jugular

lashing out at

letting someone have it

giving someone a bollocking

criticizing severely

rapping over the knuckles

tearing to shreds

giving someone a rollicking

jumping down someone's throat

doing a hatchet job on

giving something a bad press

tearing to pieces

giving something a battering

passing strictures upon

giving bad press

taking on

lashing out

jumping on one's case

biting someone's head off

snapping someone's head off

giving someone a wigging

giving a talking-to

calling down

dragging over the coals

putting on the mat

sending someone away with a flea in their ear

giving someone a mouthful

pulling up

giving someone a telling-off

giving someone some stick

giving someone a rating

leaning on

giving someone a caning

giving someone what for

giving someone an earful

rapping someone the knuckles

dragging through the mud

dishonoring^US

look down one's nose at

bringing into disrepute

smirching

marginalising^UK

blackening the name of

dragging through the mire

sullying the reputation of

mortifying

blackening the reputation of

disapproving

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

conducting a smear campaign against

ostracizing^US

ostracising^UK

spreading scandal about

running smear campaign

running a smear campaign against

reviewing unfavorably

giving a tongue-lashing

holding forth against

blackening the character of

bringing discredit to

reflecting badly on

questioning

dragging someone's name through the mud

ripping up and down

tarring and feathering

hurting somebody's feelings

treating disrespectfully

cutting dead

stepping on one's toes

causing offence to

giving offence to

regarding with disgust

expressing a poor opinion of

remonstrating against

holding responsible

holding someone to blame

blackening someone's name

demonizing^US

demonising^UK

shooting full of holes

causing to feel small

taking the wind out of your sails

making someone eat humble pie

making ashamed

settling someone's hash

casting down

bringing low

making someone eat crow

taking down a peg or two

putting to shame

putting out of countenance

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Verb

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Present participle for to lash or strike repeatedly, especially with a long pliable instrument

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