brickbat

• اسم له معنيان رئيسيان: قطعة من الطوب تُستخدم كسلاح يُقذف به، أو نقد لاذع خشن.

A noun with two distinct meanings: a piece of brick used as a throwing weapon, or a piece of harsh, blunt criticism.

1. Fragment of brick used as a weaponC1formal

   A piece of brick, often broken off, that is thrown or used to attack someone.

   شظية طوب

   • The protesters hurled brickbats at the police line.
   • A brickbat shattered the window of the car.
   • He was struck by a brickbat during the riot.

2. Blunt criticismC1informal

   A harsh or critical remark directed at someone or something.

   نقد لاذع

   • The politician faced brickbats from the opposition for his policies.
   • Her performance received more brickbats than praise from the critics.
   • Instead of constructive feedback, he only got brickbats from his boss.

   المرادفاتbarbcensurecondemnationcriticismdenunciationdiatribedisparagementinsultinvectivejiberebukereproachslamtirade

   الأضدادaccoladecomplimentpraise