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View synonyms for animadversion
animadversion
[ an-uh-mad-vur-zhuhn, -shuhn ]
noun
- an unfavorable or censorious comment:
to make animadversions on someone's conduct.
Synonyms: derogation, reflection, aspersion
- the act of criticizing.
animadversion
/ ˌænɪmædˈvɜːʃən /
noun
- criticism or censure
- a carefully considered observation
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Other Words From
- ani·mad·version·al adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of animadversion1
1590–1600; < Latin animadversiōn- (stem of animadversiō ) a heeding, censure, equivalent to animadvers ( us ) (past participle of animadvertere to heed, censure; animadvert ) + -iōn- -ion
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Example Sentences
It is a pleasure which must console me for having subjected myself to his just animadversion on another occasion.
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Some of my more lively remarks called out very sharp animadversion.
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With regard to ingratitude, there will be a proper time for animadversion on this charge.
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Albina soon perceived herself to be an object of remark and animadversion, and she was sadly at a loss to divine the cause.
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The exorciser also occasionally laid himself open to inquisitorial animadversion.
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