Definition of animadversion

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an·i·mad·ver·sion    (n-md-vûrzhn, -shn) KEY  

NOUN:

1. Strong criticism.
2. A critical or censorious remark: "entertained serious animadversions concerning the U.S.S.R. and its behavior on the international scene" (Adam B. Ulam).

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ETYMOLOGY:
Latin animadversi , animadversin-, from animadversus, past participle of animadvertere, to turn the mind toward ; see animadvert

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