Animadversion Definition

ănə-măd-vûrzhən
noun
Strong criticism.
American Heritage
A critical, esp. unfavorable, comment (on or upon something)
Webster's New World
A critical or censorious remark.
American Heritage
The act of criticizing adversely.
Webster's New World

(countable) A criticism, a critical remark.

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Other Word Forms of Animadversion

Noun

Singular:
animadversion
Plural:
animadversions

Origin of Animadversion

  • Latin animadversiō animadversiōn- from animadversus past participle of animadvertere to turn the mind toward animadvert

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Animadversion Sentence Examples

  • The Sophistes is apparently matter for animadversion by Aristotle in the Metaphysics and elsewhere, but derives stronger support from the testimonies to the Politicus which presumes it.

  • Incorrigible offenders on these matters were " left " to the secular power, to be corrected with due " animadversion."

  • About this time Dbllinger brought upon himself the animadversion of Heine, who was then editor of a Munich paper.

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