brickbat

• Substantiv mit zwei Bedeutungen: ein Stück Ziegelstein, das als Wurfgeschoss benutzt wird, oder eine scharfe, grobe Kritik bzw. ein bissiger Angriff.

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.

   Ziegelsteinbrocken

   • 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.

   scharfe Kritik

   • 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.

   Synonymebarbcensurecondemnationcriticismdenunciationdiatribedisparagementinsultinvectivejiberebukereproachslamtirade

   Antonymeaccoladecomplimentpraise