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criticize

English

Alternative forms

  • criticise (British)

Etymology

critic +? -ize; first element from Ancient Greek ???????? (kritikós, “of or for judging, able to discern”), from ?????? (krísis, “crisis”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?k??t?sa?z/
  • Hyphenation: crit?i?cize

Verb

criticize (third-person singular simple present criticizes, present participle criticizing, simple past and past participle criticized) (transitive, intransitive)

  1. To find fault (with something).
    Synonyms: censure, pick at; see also Thesaurus:criticize
    Hyponyms: find fault, shoot down, run down, trash out, fustigate, drub, excoriate
  2. To evaluate (something), assessing its merits and faults.
    Synonyms: censure, appraise, judge

Related terms

Translations

See also

  • scold
  • complain

Further reading

  • criticize in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • criticize in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

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disapproving

English

Verb

disapproving

  1. present participle of disapprove

Translations

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