criticise
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criticise
Past participle: criticised
Gerund: criticising
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| Verb | 1. | criticise - find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free" savage, pillory, crucify, blast - criticize harshly or violently; "The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage" call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, bawl out, berate, rebuke, reproof, scold, take to task, call down, lambast, lambaste, lecture, reprimand, remonstrate, trounce, jaw, rag - censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup" reprehend - express strong disapproval of deplore - express strong disapproval of; "We deplore the government's treatment of political prisoners" belabor, belabour - attack verbally with harsh criticism; "She was belabored by her fellow students" come down - criticize or reprimand harshly; "The critics came down hard on the new play" denounce - speak out against; "He denounced the Nazis" find fault, blame, pick - harass with constant criticism; "Don't always pick on your little brother" disparage, belittle, pick at - express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's efforts" nitpick - be overly critical; criticize minor details lash out, attack, snipe, assail, assault, round - attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker" comment, point out, remark, notice - make or write a comment on; "he commented the paper of his colleague" harsh on - criticize harshly; "the teacher keeps harshing on the same kid" |
| 2. | criticise - act as a critic; "Those who criticize others often are not perfect, either" act - discharge one's duties; "She acts as the chair"; "In what capacity are you acting?" |
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Translations
يَنْتَـقِـدينتَقِد، يَبْحَثُ عَن الأخطاء
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grajatikritizirati
critic
(ˈkritik) noun1. a person who judges or comments on books, art etc. He is the book critic for the local newspaper.
2. a person who finds fault. His critics would say that he is unsuitable for the job.
ˈcritical adjective1. judging and analysing. He has written several critical works on Shakespeare.
2. fault-finding. He tends to be critical of his children.
3. of, at or having the nature of, a crisis; very serious. a critical shortage of food; After the accident, his condition was critical.
ˈcritically adverbˈcriticize, ˈcriticise (-saiz) verb
1. to find fault (with). He's always criticizing her.
2. to give an opinion of or judgement on a book etc.
ˈcriticism nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.