Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Come under scornful assessments
English answer:
have been the object of abrasive (or harsh) criticism
English term
Egypt
Never lost for words!
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Italian to Arabic, and 4 more.
Come under scornful assessments
Thank you for your help!
Non-PRO (1): Tony M
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Responses
Austria
more than thirty years of experience
Native in: German 
Works in: Greek to German, English to German, Greek to English, and 5 more.
have been the object of abrasive (or harsh) criticism
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Tony M
: Yes, very good
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thank you, Tony !
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Jack Doughty
1 min
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thank you, Jack !
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Allison Wright (X)
5 mins
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thank you, Allison !
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Phong Le
4 hrs
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thank you, Phong Le !
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Arabic & More
1 day 16 hrs
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thank you, Amell Abdullah !
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Brazil
Brazilian lawyer - 40+ years in Brazil
Native in: English (Variants: Scottish, British, UK, Irish, US, Australian, Canadian, New Zealand) 
, Portuguese (Variants: Brazilian, Mozambican, Angolan, European/Portugal)
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese, English, and 1 more.
have been greeted with contempt
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Tony M
: Although it would certainly work in some contexts, I can't help thinking that 'greeting a mine accident with contempt' wouldn't really convey the right idea here.
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Quite right! Ellen´s suggestion is better...
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Discussion
The EN sounds a bit odd to me; for one thing, I'd have expect 'come in for' rather than 'under'; and also, I'm a bit doubtful about 'scornful assessments' — I think 'assessment' probably isn't really the right word here. I strongly suspect a non-native writer.