flack

flæk

Definition

Definition of flack - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

communication

intense adverse criticism

The politician received flack for his controversial remarks.

backlash

censure

criticism

public relations

Rare

publicist or publicity agent

Rare

The company hired a flack to improve its image.

press agent

publicist

spin doctor

military

Dated

artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes

Dated

The soldiers operated the flack during the air raid.

ack-ack

anti-aircraft

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Expressions with flack

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flack catcher

person who handles criticism for someone else

He acted as the flack catcher during the press conference.

Origin of flack

German, flackern (to flicker)

Examples of flack in a sentence

She received flack from fans for her performance.
The flack managed the press conference smoothly.
As a flack, she handled all media inquiries.
The flack was intense during the enemy's approach.
They trained to operate the flack efficiently.

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French:critiques, attaché de presse, ...
German:heftige Kritik, PR-Agent, ...
Italian:critiche, agente pubblicitario, ...
Spanish:críticas, publicista, ...
Portuguese:críticas, publicitário, ...
Chinese:抨击, 公关, ...
Japanese:批判, 広報担当者, ...
Arabic:نَقْد شَدِيد, وَكيل دِعايَة, ...
Hebrew:בִּיקֹרֶת קָשָׁה, יַחְצָ״ן, ...
Russian:критика, пиарщик, ...
Ukrainian:критика, публіцист, ...
Hindi:आलोचना, फ्लैक, ...
Bengali:সমালোচনা, জনসংযোগ কর্মকর্তা, ...
Catalan:crítiques, publicista, ...
Czech:kritika, publicista, ...
Danish:kritik, PR-agent, ...
Dutch:kritiek, pr-agent, ...
Greek:επικρίσεις, δημοσιογράφος, ...
Hungarian:heves bírálat, sajtós, ...
Khmer:ការរិះគន់ខ្លាំង, អ្នកផ្សព្វផ្សាយសាធារណៈ, ...
Korean:비판, 플랙, ...
Persian:انتقاد شدید, متخصص روابط عمومی, ...
Polish:ostra krytyka, agent ds. reklamy, ...
Portuguese (BR):crítica, publicitário, ...
Romanian:critică, publicist, ...
Swedish:kritik, PR-agent, ...
Thai:เสียงวิจารณ์อย่างหนัก, นักประชาสัมพันธ์, ...
Turkish:eleştiri, halkla ilişkiler uzmanı, ...
Vietnamese:sự chỉ trích gay gắt, người làm công tác quảng bá, ...

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