flak

Meaning of flak

noun
  1. strong criticism.
    you must be strong enough to take the flak if things go wrong
    he has been getting flak from certain quarters lately for pointing this out
  2. anti-aircraft fire.

1930s (in flak (sense 2)): from German, abbreviation of Fliegerabwehrkanone, literally ‘aviator-defence gun’.

Information about flak

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of flak is: flaks.
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Hyphenation of flak

flak

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
  • flak is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

flak synonyms

Meaning flak catcher:

flack

Meaning fire:

fire, attack, flack, blast

Meaning antiaircraft:

antiaircraft, flack

Meaning the expression of disapproval of someone or something on the basis of perceived faults or mistakes:

criticism

Meaning the formal expression of severe disapproval:

censure

Meaning possession or expression of an unfavourable opinion:

disapproval

Meaning strong disapproval, typically on moral grounds:

disapprobation

Meaning hostile behaviour; unfriendliness or opposition:

hostility

Meaning a statement that something is unsatisfactory or unacceptable:

complaints

Meaning the expression of very strong disapproval; censure:

condemnation

Meaning public condemnation of someone or something:

denunciation

Meaning harsh criticism or censure:

opprobrium

Meaning strong public condemnation:

obloquy

Meaning the making of false and defamatory statements about someone in order to damage their reputation; slander:

calumny

Meaning abusively disparaging speech or writing:

vilification

Meaning the improper use of something:

abuse

Meaning a harsh criticism:

lambasting

Meaning a piece of brick used as a missile:

brickbats

Meaning strike a surface noisily to attract attention, especially when waiting to be let in through a door:

knocking

Meaning criticize severely:

panning

Meaning an insulting and critical attack:

slamming, slagging

Meaning severe criticism or treatment:

stick

Meaning abuse; insults:

verbal

Anagrams of flak

Falk, falk

Words that rhyme with flak

No rhymes for flak found