“Though sympathetic toward General Tang, Li said he still felt compelled to criticize General Tang for not obeying the moral principles of the military to never reprove superior officers.”

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To criticize or find fault with

censure

criticize^US

criticise^UK

pummel^US

pummelled^UK

belabor^US

belabour^UK

rap over the knuckles

give someone hell

give someone a roasting

lace into

give someone a rollicking

stigmatize^US

stigmatise^UK

give someone a bad press

take to pieces

sail into

give someone a bollocking

minimize^US

ostracize^US

ostracise^UK

give something a bad press

minimise^UK

bite someone's head off

snap someone's head off

go for the jugular

call to account

hold accountable

hold someone to blame

jump down one's throat

blacken someone's reputation

give a tongue-lashing

express a poor opinion of

kick up a stink about

express disapproval of

complain vociferously about

disagree violently with

make a protest against

complain bitterly about

put up a fight against

sully the reputation of

conduct a smear campaign against

take a stand against

blacken the reputation of

demonize^US

demonise^UK

take great exception to

give someone a dressing-down

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“I must reprove my colleague for consistently arriving late to our meetings.”

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To hold or have a negative opinion of

dislike

disesteem

disfavour^UK

disfavor^US

be unable to tolerate

look down one's nose on

have a low opinion of

not think much of

look down one's nose at

feel aversion towards

feel repugnance towards

feel distaste for

be down on

regard with repugnance

bear a grudge against

feel malice to

feel revulsion towards

object

be revolted by

frown

indicate disapproval of

have a poor opinion of

not be able to stomach

feel hostility toward

feel aversion toward

feel hostility towards

feel repugnance toward

have a strong aversion to

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“My parents always reprove my choice in music, claiming it lacks artistic value.”

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To reason earnestly with a person on some impropriety of conduct

criticize^US

criticise^UK

balk^US

baulk^UK

complain vociferously to

express objections to

lodge a protest against

express disapproval of

express disagreement with

kick up a stink about

make a mountain out of a molehill

raise Cain

make a scene

storm

make a song and dance

talk under your breath

go on at

make a big thing out of

complain vehemently about

wring one's hands over

make a protest against

protest strongly at

declaim against

complain vociferously about

disagree violently with

oppose strongly

put up a fight against

complain bitterly about

take great exception to

cry over spilt milk^UK

cry over spilled milk^US

beat one's breast about

beat one's breast

shoot off one's mouth

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To confront or accuse someone of wrongdoing

bring charges against

prefer charges against

bring someone to trial

bring a charge against

make accusations about

bring an action against

consider guilty of

see in court

find guilty of

hold someone answerable

take legal action against

file a suit

take legal action

institute legal proceedings

institute legal proceedings against someone

bring before the court

lay the blame on someone for

attribute liability to

bring legal proceedings against

bring a criminal charge against

involve in litigation

file a complain against

file claim

blow the whistle

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