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порица́ть — meaning in English

poritsat

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English meaning

  • admonish verb To tell someone firmly that they have done wrong, or to warn or urge them seriously.
  • animadvert verb To criticise or find fault with something.
  • condemn verb To strongly criticise something as wrong or unacceptable.
  • damn interjection Used to express anger, frustration, or surprise.
  • decry verb To condemn something as being harmful.
  • denounce verb To publicly criticize or condemn someone or something as wrong.
  • disapprove verb To think something is wrong or unacceptable (usually followed by "of").
  • fulminate verb To speak out angrily against something.
  • judge noun A public official who presides over court cases and delivers rulings.
  • upbraid verb To tell someone off sharply.

Senses

порица́ть is used for these senses in English:

  • admonish (transitive) To inform or notify of a fault; to rebuke in a serious tone; to tell off.
  • animadvert (intransitive, law, archaic) To turn judicial attention (to); to criticise or punish.
  • condemn (transitive) To strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate.
  • damn To put out of favor; to ruin; to label negatively.
  • decry (transitive) To denounce as harmful.
  • denounce (transitive) To criticize or speak out against (someone or something); to point out as deserving of reprehension, etc.; to openly accuse or condemn in a threatening manner; to invoke censure upon; to stigmatize; to blame.
  • disapprove (intransitive) To condemn; to consider wrong or inappropriate; used with of.
  • frown upon (transitive) To disapprove of.

animadvert — full definition

  1. verb To criticise or find fault with something.
  2. verb To think carefully about something.
  3. verb (law) To direct official attention towards something, in order to criticise or punish it.
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