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Flak
01
artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Uncountable
Plural form
flaks
02
intense adverse criticism
03
a slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer
04
strong criticism or reprimand, often for something perceived as wrong or controversial
Examples
He took a lot of flak for missing the important meeting.
Lexical Tree
flaky
flak
