flak, n.
(flaks)
(flaks)
artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes
<noun.artifact>
ack-ack ack-ack gun antiaircraft antiaircraft gun flack flak pom-pom
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derivationally related form
intense adverse criticism
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
attack blast fire flack flak
sample sentences
"Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party""the government has come under attack"
"don't give me any flak"
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hypernym
a slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer
<noun.person>
flack flack catcher flak flak catcher
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