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BRICKBAT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Blunt criticism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("brickbat" is a kind of...):

criticism; unfavorable judgment (disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A fragment of brick used as a weapon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("brickbat" is a kind of...):

fragment (a piece broken off or cut off of something else)

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