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animadversion

/an-uh-mad-vur-zhuhn, -shuhn/US // ˌæn ə mædˈvɜr ʒən, -ʃən //UK // (ˌænɪmædˈvɜːʃən) //

颠倒黑白,颠倒是非,颠覆,颠扑不破

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an unfavorable or censorious comment: to make animadversions on someone's conduct.
    • : the act of criticizing.

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Examples

  • It is a pleasure which must console me for having subjected myself to his just animadversion on another occasion.

  • Some of my more lively remarks called out very sharp animadversion.

  • With regard to ingratitude, there will be a proper time for animadversion on this charge.

  • Albina soon perceived herself to be an object of remark and animadversion, and she was sadly at a loss to divine the cause.

  • The exorciser also occasionally laid himself open to inquisitorial animadversion.