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What is another word for slagging off?

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Noun

A pointed and often mocking comment or criticism

Harsh or severe criticism

Verb

Present participle for to publicly criticize or castigate harshly

Present participle for to make spitefully critical comments

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Noun

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A pointed and often mocking comment or criticism

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

character assassination

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Noun

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Harsh or severe criticism

character assassination

disfavour^UK

disfavor^US

libeling^US

libelling^UK

rumor^US

rumour^UK

defamation of character

offense^US

offence^UK

rap over the knuckles

judgement^UK

judgment^US

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Verb

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Present participle for to publicly criticize or castigate harshly

belabouring^UK

belaboring^US

calling over the coals

chewing out

criticising^UK

criticizing^US

excoriating

hauling over the coals

giving someone a dressing-down

letting someone have it

pummelling^UK

casting aspersions on

reproaching

defaming

doing a hatchet job on

dragging through the mud

libeling^US

libelling^UK

impugning

cutting up

insulting

throwing brickbats at

giving a bad press to

dishonoring^US

minimizing^US

bringing into disrepute

dragging through the mire

minimising^UK

bringing discredit to

giving someone a bad press

running smear campaign

speaking evil of

tarring and feathering

blackening the name of

spreading scandal about

giving someone a roasting

taking down

giving something a battering

giving something a bad press

throwing shade

look down one's nose at

going for the jugular

spreading lies about

sailing into

sullying the reputation of

rapping over the knuckles

picking at

passing strictures upon

giving someone a rollicking

blackening the character of

treating disrespectfully

giving someone a bollocking

moaning about

blackening the reputation of

conducting a smear campaign against

giving a tongue-lashing

getting angry with

jumping down someone's throat

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

squelching

ruining

dragging someone's name through the mud

blackguarding

dragging through mud

slinging mud

shooting full of holes

cudgeling^US

cudgelling^UK

raking over the coals

clobbering

villainizing

reviewing unfavorably

knocking off high horse

running a smear campaign against

demonizing^US

demonising^UK

ostracising^UK

ostracizing^US

jumping down one's throat

jumping on one's case

starting on

snapping someone's head off

starting in

lashing out

biting someone's head off

hurting somebody's feelings

cutting dead

stepping on one's toes

speaking of with disfavour

having a pop at

twitting

holding responsible

holding someone to blame

treating contemptuously

taking the piss out of

giving someone a telling-off

giving someone an earful

giving someone what for

giving someone a wigging

giving someone a mouthful

wigging

giving someone a rating

rowing

giving someone a row

giving someone a caning

slapping down

blowing up

giving someone some stick

sending someone away with a flea in their ear

chastening

putting on the mat

reaming

giving a piece of one's mind

blowing up at

calling on the carpet

slapping someone's wrist

expressing disapproval of

fulminating

taking to the woodshed

complaining vociferously about

speaking out against

climbing all over

kicking up a fuss about

kicking up a stink about

taking a stand against

raising objections to

expressing a poor opinion of

remonstrating against

protesting strongly at

having someone on the carpet

laying out

strongly criticizing

telling a thing or two

giving a going over

drawing the line

disagreeing violently with

kicking up a fuss

rapping on knuckles

slapping on wrist

putting up a fight against

complaining bitterly about

making a protest against

going after

leaning on

making a stand against

reprimanding severely

satirizing^US

satirising^UK

counseling^US

counselling^UK

moralising^UK

moralizing^US

giving tongue-lashing

delivering a tirade to

giving someone a telling off

tearing someone a new one

dragging over the coals

rapping someone the knuckles

rapping across the knuckles

severely reprimanding

criticizing hatefully

eating out

giving someone a carpeting

making an example of

meting out punishment to

coming down on like a ton of bricks

grizzling

muttering

expressing strong disapproval of

expressing disapprobation

thinking badly of

expressing disapprobation of

objecting strongly to

expressing disagreement with

lodging a protest against

sending someone away with a flea in his

putting in a bad light

showing in a bad light

blackening someone's name

bringing into disfavour

kicking up

taking great exception to

pettifogging

niggling about

kvetching about

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Verb

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Present participle for to make spitefully critical comments

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