Did you know that 'animadversion' is actually French?

'Animadversion' is a word borrowed from French 'animadversion'. The word entered the English language some time around 1599.

animadversion [noun] [1599]

• a critical and usually censorious remark
• often used with 'on'
• adverse criticism

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Etymology: Latin 'animadversion-, animadversio' from 'animadvertere'

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