blackguardisms

noun

plural of blackguardism
as in vitriols

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  1. criticisms
  2. excoriations
  3. reprimands
  4. rebukes
  5. abuses
  6. invectives
  7. castigations
Noun
  • There have been criticisms over the division of a 90-minute match into essentially four quarters rather than two halves (with hydration breaks inserted around the 22nd and 67th minutes of every game).
    — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 5 July 2026
  • As this World Cup continues to play out, the criticisms, fears and concerns about the home of the New York Giants and New York Jets have all been realized to an international audience.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 July 2026
Definition of criticisms
Noun
  • There’ve been the usual marches around the country, signs, excoriations from members of Congress, all under the same umbrella of resistance.
    — Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
Definition of excoriations
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  • The reprimands have gone beyond rhetoric.
    — Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026
  • The judiciary's system for policing misconduct includes punishment such as informal warnings and public reprimands.
    — Carrie Johnson, NPR, 9 June 2026
Definition of reprimands
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  • That is likely to draw sharp rebukes from fiscal hawks and other conservatives who question whether billions in tax dollars should be used to pick up costs that would otherwise be paid by enrollees or by the supplemental insurance plans many purchase to do so.
    — Julie Appleby, CBS News, 25 June 2026
  • The non-inclusion of the church among other Christian denominations created a backlash on social media and drew strong rebukes from Mormon members of Congress who urged the Pentagon to update the list.
    — Luis Martinez, ABC News, 8 June 2026
Definition of rebukes
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  • ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.
    — Justin Elliott, ProPublica, 2 July 2026
  • Wanting to see local control, a member of the public at the meeting asked what laws could be made by city councils to protect against abuses.
    — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
Definition of abuses
Noun
  • At one point, the crew shot a scene in which Whalen’s character joins a bar fight, shouting invectives at a hapless extra before pummelling him to the ground.
    — Chang Che, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Riley would have invented invectives.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026
Definition of invectives
Noun
  • Links with nonprofit group The recent castigations from progressive Democrats were driven in part by the Opportunity Caucus’s ties to One Main Street.
    — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Like legions of dreamers before him, McGuirk started on film and TV sets as a PA, an often thankless job where random castigations from members of the cast or crew can be par for the course.
    — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Definition of castigations
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“Blackguardisms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackguardisms. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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