Word of the Day:

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

2 : adverse criticism

The film critic seems to have offered animadversions on nearly every movie made this year.

"Animadversion" comes ultimately from the Latin phrase "animum advertere," meaning "to turn the mind to." It is easy to see how we also get "adverse" and "adversary" from "advertere," especially when we remember that "to turn to" easily becomes "to turn against." Other English words descended from "advertere" include "advert," meaning "to turn the attention (to)" or "to make reference (to)," and "advertise."