criticism

B2 Topic:Mind & Cognition
US /ˈkɹɪtɪsɪzm̩/
noun Freq #9836

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    Spoken or written disapproval of someone or something, based on their faults.

    The new policy has come under heavy criticism from the public.

  2. 2
    noun

    A careful examination and judgment of something, such as a book or film.

    Constructive criticism is always appreciated by writers.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · spoken or written... unfavorable judgmentcensure
2 noun · a careful examination and... critique
Opposites
Word family
Forms criticisms
Derived forms anticriticismautocriticismbiocriticismcountercriticismcybercriticismecocriticismgeocriticismgynocriticismhypercriticismmetacriticismneocriticismoneirocriticism

Etymology

From critic + -ism.

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