Animadversion : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Animadversion	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Animadversion
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
animadversion n harsh criticism or disapproval [syn: censure, animadversion]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Animadversion \An`imadver"sion\, n. [L. animadversio, fr. animadvertere: cf. F. animadversion. See {Animadvert}.] 1. The act or power of perceiving or taking notice; direct or simple perception. [Obs.] The soul is the sole percipient which hath animadversion and sense, properly so called. --Glanvill. 2. Monition; warning. [Obs.] --Clarendon. 3. Remarks by way of criticism and usually of censure; adverse criticism; reproof; blame. He dismissed their commissioners with severe and sharp animadversions. --Clarendon. 4. Judicial cognizance of an offense; chastisement; punishment. [Archaic] [bd]Divine animadversions.[b8] --Wesley. Syn: Stricture; criticism; censure; reproof; blame; comment.