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criticize
[ krit-uh-sahyz ]
verb (used with object)
- to censure or find fault with.
Synonyms: ,
- to judge or discuss the merits and faults of:
to criticize three novels in one review.
Synonyms: ,
verb (used without object)
- to find fault; judge unfavorably or harshly.
- to make judgments as to merits and faults.
criticize
/ ˈɪɪˌɪ /
verb
- to judge (something) with disapproval; censure
- to evaluate or analyse (something)
Derived Forms
- ˈپˌ, noun
- ˈپˌ, adjective
- ˈپˌԲ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- i·a· adjective
- i·e noun
- i·iԲ· adverb
- ԴDz·i·iԲ adjective noun
- v·i· verb overcriticized overcriticizing
- ·i· verb (used with object) precriticized precriticizing
- ·i· verb (used with object) recriticized recriticizing
- un·i·a· adjective
- ܲ·i·a· adverb
- ܲ·i· adjective
- ܲ·i·iԲ adjective
- un·i·iԲ· adverb
- ɱ-i· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of criticize1
Example Sentences
Authorities have arrested two foreign nationals accused of hiring people to harass, intimidate and threaten a Los Angeles resident who had publicly criticized Chinese President Xi Jinping, the U.S.
While the president-elect was criticized for treating economic relief born of an act of Congress as a personal payment to Americans, his signature’s presence on the checks had staying power.
In a statement, the Center for Western Priorities, which describes itself as a nonpartisan land conservation policy organization, criticized the order giving Hassen such wide authority over the department.
The elephant program has been criticized by animal rights advocates for decades because of its small enclosure size and history of deaths and health challenges among its inhabitants.
The Teamsters have criticized Trump’s nominee for the NLRB’s permanent general counsel, Crystal Carey, a partner at the law firm Morgan Lewis.
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