flak
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- noun
- /flæk/
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crítica
- Jen owes nothing, having done more than most and taken more flak for it than most.
- a lot of flak
He's also getting flak from the DeSantis group.
- He's also getting flak from the DeSantis group.
- I am flabbergasted of how little flak I had to take for that event.
- So I'm alienated from my children because of my past, you know, now, now I don't get the flak.
Examples
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Fowler says that teachers "get a lot of flak from parents if there's too much homework."
Academic text (1999) -
The director received a lot of flak for the movie's controversial ending.
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You know, you must be getting quite a lot of flak on that, right?
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I got flak coming in from everywhere.
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But I'm getting a lot of flak from the Health Department.
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We get a lot of flak from most of the Afrikaans press.
Academic text (2004) -
"We get a lot of flak for spraying," he says.
Academic text (1994) -
The DOE was catching too much flak over the proposed routes near more populated areas to the south.
Fiction book (1993) -
You know, folks, lately, we're getting a lot of flak from some of our conservative affiliates down South, especially in Atlanta.
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The network has taken so much flak for the perceived irresponsibility’s of your show.
Synonyms
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Disapproval that points out faults
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A strong public attack in words on someone or something
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4.2
Very strong negative comments that show disapproval
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Strong public criticism of a person or action
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A sudden large amount of criticism aimed at someone or something
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Compounds
How Critical
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- Formal
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Flak comes from the German military short word Flak, from Fliegerabwehrkanone, which means 'aircraft-defence cannon'. People compared public criticism to the bursts of shell fire in the sky, so to 'take flak' means to get strong criticism or negative feedback.