animadversion

Meaning

  1. (countable) A criticism, a critical remark.
  2. (uncountable) The state or characteristic of being animadversive.

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌænɪmædˈvɜːʒən/
Etymology

From Middle French animadversion and its etymon Latin animadversiō (“observation, criticism”), from animadvertō (“I pay attention”), from animus (“mind”) + advertō (“I turn to”).

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