criticize

🇺🇸 /ˈkrɪtɪsaɪz/ 🇬🇧 /ˈkrɪtɪsaɪz/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-B2
verb
B2

to say someone or something is bad or wrong

People often criticize others without knowing the full story.

B2

to judge the good and bad parts of something

Teachers help students learn to criticize their own work to improve.

translation

v. to say someone or something is bad or wrong; to judge the good and bad parts of something

Word Forms

3rd Present criticizes
Past criticized
Perfect criticized
Progressive criticizing