brickbat
Americannoun
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a piece of broken brick, especially one used as a missile.
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any rocklike missile.
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an unkind or unfavorable remark; caustic criticism.
The critics greeted the play with brickbats.
noun
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a piece of brick or similar material, esp one used as a weapon
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blunt criticism
the critic threw several brickbats at the singer
Etymology
Origin of brickbat
Example Sentences
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Cassidy has been taking brickbats in recent months over his vote to confirm Kennedy as secretary of Health and Human Services in February.
From Los Angeles Times
But functioning democracies require people willing to enter public life and take with it the brickbats that follow.
From BBC
Roos also expressed admiration: “Every day people around him were throwing brickbats at him, saying: “Why are you doing this?
From Los Angeles Times
We can become cynical or angry and just throw brickbats.
From Seattle Times
He drew brickbats from none other than George Bernard Shaw after trying to shut down a New York production of Shaw’s “Mrs. Warren’s Profession.”
From Los Angeles Times
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