Definition
The quality or state of being animadversive; a tendency or inclination toward criticism, censure, and fault-finding.
Etymology
From 'animadversive' (censorious) plus '-ness' creating an abstract noun. Traces back to Latin 'animadvertere' (to turn one's mind toward faults).
Kelly Says
This is a real word for a real personality trait—the kind of chronic complaining and criticism that becomes someone's defining characteristic, all compressed into one magnificent six-syllable word.
Translations
ARالعربية
انتقاد
in-ti-qaad
CACatalà
crítica
kri-tee-ka
CSČeština
kritičnost
kri-ti-č-nost'
DEDeutsch
Feindseligkeit
fīnd-zə-liχ-kaɪt
ELΕλληνικά
κριτικότητα
kri-ti-ko-tita
ESEspañol
adverbio
ad-ver-bee-oh
FISuomi
arvostelu
ar-vos-te-lu
FRFrançais
animosité
ah-nee-moh-ze-tay
HIहिन्दी
आलोचना
aloo-chanaa
HUMagyar
kritikusság
kri-ti-kus-sag
IDBahasa Indonesia
sarkasme
sar-ka-sme
ITItaliano
criticismo
kri-tee-si-moh
KMKM
ការប្រឆាំង
ka-ar-bra-cha-ng
MSBahasa Melayu
kritik
kri-tik
NLNederlands
kritisch
kri-tish
PLPolski
krytycyzm
kryt-i-cyzm
PTPortuguês
adversidade
ah-dher-sa-dee-deh
RUРусский
критичность
kritichnost'
SVSvenska
kritik
kri-teek
SWKiswahili
ukoso
oo-ko-so
TAதமிழ்
சமர்ப்பணம்
samar-pa-nam
THไทย
วิจารณ์
wit-cha-ron
TLTL
pagsusuri
pags-oo-soo-ree
TRTürkçe
eleştirellik
el-es-tee-rel-lik
UKУкраїнська
критичність
kri-tich-nist'
VITiếng Việt
chênh vênh
chenh vehnh