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criticize
[krit-uh-sahyz]
verb (used with object)
to censure or find fault with.
to judge or discuss the merits and faults of.
to criticize three novels in one review.
verb (used without object)
to find fault; judge unfavorably or harshly.
to make judgments as to merits and faults.
criticize
/ ˈkrɪtɪˌsaɪz /
verb
to judge (something) with disapproval; censure
to evaluate or analyse (something)
Other Word Forms
- criticizer noun
- criticizable adjective
- criticizingly adverb
- noncriticizing adjective
- overcriticize verb
- precriticize verb (used with object)
- recriticize verb (used with object)
- uncriticizable adjective
- uncriticizably adverb
- uncriticized adjective
- uncriticizing adjective
- uncriticizingly adverb
- well-criticized adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of criticize1
Example Sentences
He frequently criticizes “overdevelopment” in the suburbs, including new home construction, and he supports impact fees to slow the spread of warehouses.
If you’ve made it this far, you may be thinking that the reviewer is one of those insufferable people who criticizes others to burnish his own self-importance.
This counterintuitive practice—known as “acquitted-conduct sentencing”—has long been criticized by legal scholars, civil-rights advocates, and even a diverse group of Supreme Court justices.
She blames my organization, suggesting that during the Biden years we “systematically criticized appointees with any corporate experience.”
Wilson, the four-term attorney general, is among the front-runners in the June GOP primary, and has been criticized for his handling of the Spivey investigation by one of his major opponents, U.S.
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