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censure (n)
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official condemnation; harsh critcism
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The critic censured Carrie Underwood's new CD. |
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calumny (n)
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slander; false accusation
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The gossip columnist wrote some calumny comments about Britney Spears. |
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diatribe (n)
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malicious criticism or abuse
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dia The parent wrote a letter to the principals that was full of diatribalbe comments. |
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caustic (adj)
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corrosive; sarcastic
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The teenager always used caustic language around her younger siblings. |
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repudiate (v)
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to cast off publicly
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The boy finally repudiated from living off of his parents. |
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derogatory (adj)
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disparaging; belittling
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de- The teacher made a derogatory comment about a fellow coulege. |
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admonish (v)
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to reprimand mildly
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The parent admonished the child for picking his nose in public. |
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disparage (v)
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to belittle; to demean
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The juniors were constantly disparaging the freshmen by making them dress in funny ways for upcoming games. |
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impugn (v)
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to attack as untrue; to refuse by argument
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pugn Most gossip magazines are filled with columnists impugning against celebrities. |
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malediction (n)
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a curse
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dictus The Boston Red Sox were under a malediction for years. |
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denigrate (v)
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to attack theh character of; to disparage
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de- The little rascals tried to denigrate the spirits of the little kids. |
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harangue (n)
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a long, critical, and pompous speech
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The professor of our class delivered a harangue on the vitality and importance of coming to class. |
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pejorative (adj)
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tending to make worse
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The worry wart in the story was constantly using pejorative language which did not do much to group moral. |
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slander (n)
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comments that injure another's reputation
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The gossip magazine wrote of slander amongst the stars. |
