Turn Animadversion An Uh Mad Ver Zhun Noun Act Criticizing Unfavorable Comment

1. The act of criticizing.

2. An unfavorable comment.

[From Latin animadvertere (to turn the mind to), from animus (mind) + advertere (to turn). Ultimately from the Indo-European root wer- (to turn or bend), also the source of wring, weird, writhe, revert, universe, wroth, , conversazione, versicolor, and prosaic . Earliest documented use: 1535.]

"This newspaper has never felt that it is above criticism, especially from politicians and other public officials who take the brunt of our animadversion." - PM, Beware the Danger of Attacking the Media; Jamaica Observer (Kingston); Dec 9, 2011.