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animadversion
[ an-uh-mad-vur-zhuhn, -shuhn ]
/ ˌæn ə mædˈvɜr ʒən, -ʃən /
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noun
an unfavorable or censorious comment: to make animadversions on someone's conduct.
the act of criticizing.
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Origin of animadversion
1590–1600; <Latin animadversiōn- (stem of animadversiō) a heeding, censure, equivalent to animadvers(us) (past participle of animadvertere to heed, censure; see animadvert) + -iōn--ion
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British Dictionary definitions for animadversion
animadversion
/ (ˌænɪmædˈvɜːʃən) /
noun
criticism or censure
a carefully considered observation
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