to criticize
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3.3
- verb
- /ˈkrɪtɪˌsaɪz/
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criticar
- Members of his own party are criticizing our stance on Ukraine.
- criticize the government
- criticize government policy
- harshly criticize
We we need to approach criticizing friends in the right way.
- We we need to approach criticizing friends in the right way.
- Members of his own party are criticizing our stance on Ukraine.
- Can I, can I criticize Donald Trump?
- So maybe we can't actually criticize anything within our society.
- But Tolstoy is also criticizing the culture of his time.
- So many people criticized my series without having seen it.
- Anyone can criticise any state for its conduct.
- But they're really criticizing science because I represent science.
- Like, you know, they are my, they didn't criticize me at all.
Examples
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The movie critics criticize films that don't meet their high standards.
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It's a lot easier to criticize than it is to create.
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And they will criticize people for having an opinion.
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Why should one criticize you for being worried?
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Now, some folks criticize my choices for not being bold enough.
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Obama has certainly not been reticent to criticize what he sees as the failures on the Israeli side.
Academic text (2011) -
Teachers often criticize students' essays to help them improve their writing skills.
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It is easy to criticize others, but harder to acknowledge your own mistakes.
Synonyms
593
5.3
To criticize someone or something without a good reason
298
4.0
To strongly criticize someone or something publicly
115
6.8
Publicly criticize someone or something strongly
94
2.9
To think something is wrong or bad and show it
50
4.3
To blame someone for a mistake or problem
48
6.7
To give an opinion about a work such as a book or film to show its good and bad points
48
7.8
To say bad things about someone without a good reason to make them seem less important
37
5.2
Form an opinion about someone or something, often a critical one
33
7.6
To scold someone strongly for doing something wrong
33
6.1
To tell someone they did something wrong, usually by a person in charge
31
7.7
To say in public that something is bad or wrong
28
7.7
To speak badly about someone or something to show little respect
21
5.6
To criticize someone or something harshly
15
4.4
To say something is wrong or not good, often about small things
15
7.6
To speak badly about someone behind their backs
14
5.2
To find faults in ideas or work by pointing out small problems
12
8.2
To criticize someone very strongly and angrily
8
6.4
To strongly criticize something in a review
8
6.5
To tell someone you are disappointed in what they did
5
4.3
To find and show weak points in an idea or plan
5
7.3
Tell someone gently that what they did was wrong
1
7.6
Criticize someone or something, often in public
1
5.8
Tell someone publicly that they did something wrong
1
7.2
To find and point out weak points in an idea, plan or argument
To say bad things about someone in public to make them feel ashamed
Speak badly about someone or something to other people
To criticize someone or something sharply in public
Antonyms
How Harsh
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Criticize comes from an old Greek word kritikos meaning 'able to judge' and from krinein meaning 'to decide'. You can see the same root in critic and critical, so to criticize is to 'judge' by pointing out faults, which explains its modern meaning of saying what is wrong with someone or something.