adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a scathing/damning comment (= a very critical one )
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There were a lot of scathing comments about the film.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
attack
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The scathing attack from consumer watchdogs comes only months after the introduction of a strict code of practice designed to improve services.
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Caldaire managing director Mike Widmer launched a scathing attack on the local authorities.
comment
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How could you refute it when just the memory of his scathing comments made your eyes fill with tears?
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Then at least she wouldn't have to endure the scathing comments of Mr Luke-perfect-Crawford down there.
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The same old accusations, the same scathing comments .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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'The New York Times' was particularly scathing about his performance.
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Bloom paints a scathing portrait of Meinke in her memoirs.
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Her new book is a scathing attack on American imperialism in Central America.
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The health department issued a scathing report on conditions in local hospitals.
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Their criticism was scathing .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He was scathing in his criticism of colleagues whose work did not match these standards.
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His speech brought scathing opposition responses.
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How could you refute it when just the memory of his scathing comments made your eyes fill with tears?
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It rejected, in somewhat scathing terms, the owners' proposals for a combination of longer hours and lower wages.
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The scathing attack from consumer watchdogs comes only months after the introduction of a strict code of practice designed to improve services.
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The other approach worked with a scathing moral and religious attack on the concepts of hygiene and sanitation embedded in the legislation.