criticism

🇺🇸 /ˈkrɪtɪsɪzəm/ 🇬🇧 /ˈkrɪtɪsɪzəm/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-B2
noun
B2

saying what is wrong or bad about someone or something

His criticism of the plan helped make it better.

B2

judging the good and bad parts of things like books or art

She writes criticism about new movies for a magazine.

translation

n. saying what is wrong or bad about someone or something; judging the good and bad parts of things like books or art

Word Forms

Plural criticisms