16 August 2015
animadversion
[an-uh-mad-vur-zhuh n, -shuh n]
noun
1. an unfavorable or censorious comment:
to make animadversions on someone’s conduct.
2. the act of criticizing.
Origin of animadversion
Latin
1590-1600; < Latin animadversiōn- (stem of animadversiō) a heeding, censure, equivalent to animadvers (us) (past participle of animadvertere to heed, censure; see animadvert ) + -iōn- -ion
Related forms
animadversional, adjective
Synonyms
1. aspersion, reflection, derogation.
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Examples from the Web for animadversion
Historical Examples
But Mr. Motley comes in for his share of animadversion in Mr. Davis’s letter.
Memoir of John Lothrop Motley, Complete
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
I did not wish to carry with me the animadversion of anybody.
The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence
Eugne Sue
Here churning is a mistake; we are sorry to begin with an animadversion, but the word should be churring.
Society for Pure English, Tract 5
Society for Pure English
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Today’s quote
If you talk with animals they will talk with you and you will know each other. If you do not talk to them you will not know them and what you don’t know, you will fear. What one fears, one destroys.
– Chief Dan George
On this day
16 August 1938 – death of Robert Johnson. American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter. Legend has it that Johnson met the devil at a crossroads and sold his soul in return for fame and fortune. One of the first musicians of the 20th century to join the 27 club. Born 8 May 1911.
16 August 1958 – birth of Madonna, American pop star, (born Madonna Louise Ciccone). The Guinness Book of World Records lists her as the biggest selling female recording artist of all time, with over 300 million records sold world-wide.
16 August 1962 – Ringo Starr becomes the new drummer for the Beatles, taking over from Peter Best who was sacked by the band. Ringo went on to fame and fortune, Best became a career public servant for 20 years, before forming the Peter Best Band.
16 August 1975 – Land is returned to Australia’s indigenous people for the first time by an Australian government. Prime Minister Gough Whitlam (Australian Labor Party) returned land to Vincent Lingiari and the Gurindji people, who are based southwest of Katherine, in the Northern Territory. The land was returned as freehold following years of campaigning that included a strike in 1966 at Wave Hill cattle station.
16 August 1977 – death of Elvis Presley, the King of Rock and Roll.