unfavorable judgment vs flack

flack vs unfavorable judgment

unfavorable judgment and flack both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
unfavorable judgment	Yes	No	No	No
flack	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, flack is a hyponym of unfavorable judgment; that is, flack is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than unfavorable judgment:

unfavorable judgment: disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings
flack: intense adverse criticism

Other hyponyms of unfavorable judgment include attack, brickbat, carping, faultfinding, attack, blast, fire, flak, thrust, potshot, rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval, slating, static, stricture, deprecatio.

unfavorable judgment (noun)	flack (noun)
disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings	artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes
	intense adverse criticism
	a slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer

Difference between unfavorable judgment and flack

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