Words For Expressing Disapproval

3 words in this vocabulary list

adverb Coldly is an adverb that describes how an action is done in a cold manner.

  • She responded to the criticism coldly, without showing any emotion.
  • He looked at her coldly and walked away without saying a word.
  • She gave him a coldly stare that made him feel uncomfortable.
  • The news hit him coldly, leaving him feeling numb and detached.

verb To criticize or complain angrily or forcefully about someone or something

  • She would often rail at the government's lack of transparency.
  • He likes to rail at his boss when he's in a bad mood.
  • The kids always rail at their teacher for giving them too much homework.
  • The wind seemed to rail at the windows, trying to break through.

noun a slang term used to describe something as being crazy or ridiculous

  • The situation at hand is quite unconventional and seems to be wiggity wack.
  • Dude, that party was wiggity wack!
  • This homework assignment is wiggity wack, I don't understand any of it.
  • Her dance moves were so wiggity wack, it was like she had no bones in her body.