Frequency rank: 5,720. – 5,725.
- criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; transitive verb; adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
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The peace talks failed again, with both sides blaming the other for the failure.
The ruling party is running a smear campaign against the opposition.
The opposition party is still harping on the scandal.
If you should do that, you would come in for severe criticism.
I feel resentment against your unwarranted criticism.
It was then that my fathers reproof had come home to me.
Critics are coming down hard on tightened economic restrictions.
She spoke out strongly against cruelty to animals.