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Terms
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- acrimonious
- (typically of speech or a debate) angry and bitter
- aspersion
- an attack on the reputation or integrity of someone or something
- censure
- express severe disapproval of (someone or something), typically in a formal statement, the expression of formal disapproval
- critique
- a detailed analysis and assessment of something, esp. a literary, philosophical, or political theory, evaluate (a theory or practice) in a detailed and analytical way
- defame
- damage the good reputation of (someone); slander or libel
- deride
- express contempt for; ridicule
- impeach
- call into question the integrity or validity of (a practice), charge (the holder of a public office) with misconduct
- innuendo
- an allusive or oblique remark or hint, typically a suggestive or disparaging one
- remonstrate
- make a forcefully reproachful protest
- upbraid
- find fault with (someone); scold