animadversion

noun

an·i·mad·ver·sion | \ ˌa-nə-ˌmad-ˈvər-zhən

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, -məd-, -ˈvər-shən\

Definition of animadversion

1 : a critical and usually censorious remark —often used with on

2 : adverse criticism

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