trenchant criticism

collocation in English

meaningsoftrenchantandcriticism

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trenchant
adjective
uk
/ˈtren.tʃənt/us
/ˈtren.tʃənt/
severe, expressing strong criticism or ...
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criticism
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈkrɪt.ɪ.sɪ.zəm/us
/ˈkrɪt̬.ɪ.sɪ.zəm/
the act of saying that something or someone ...
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(Definition oftrenchantandcriticismfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Theirtrenchantcriticismmade the final version more coherent than it otherwise would have been and, in my view at least, more convincing.
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The author has sometrenchantcriticismof those who have reported otherwise.
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Many would argue that moretrenchantcriticismwas deserved.
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He has receivedtrenchantcriticismfrom the judiciary.
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We have heardtrenchantcriticismof self-regulation, because those who self-regulate tend to be self-interested.
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You are bound to have the fact upon which he based his mosttrenchantcriticism.
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It is interesting that the group has come up with such sharp andtrenchantcriticismof the fundamentals of this series of proposals.
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I think that is fair andtrenchantcriticism.
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They deserve my thanks for their kindness, but also for their more trenchant criticisms.
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Wood published a great deal oftrenchantcriticismof the field, both in fanzines and in more formal venues.
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But how wise he was to float his ideas before deciding, for there have been trenchant criticisms from many very experienced quarters.
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First, to their credit, the services have been prepared publicly to face up to these trenchant criticisms and to recognise the problems.
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We have had some very trenchant criticisms regarding the manner in which justice has been dealt out as between section and section.
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Some people make fairly trenchant criticisms of it from start to finish.
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Those are trenchant criticisms underlining the obvious difficulties which the scheme must arm itself to avoid.
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