animadversion

 
Pronunciation: /ˌanɪmədˈvəːʃ(ə)n/

noun

[mass noun] formal
  • criticism or censure: her animadversion against science
  • [count noun] a comment or remark, especially a critical one: animadversions that the poet receives quite humbly

Origin:

mid 16th century: from French, or from Latin animadversio(n-), from the verb animadvertere (see animadvert)