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Criticize

ˈkrɪtɪsʌɪz

Criticize definitions

verb

Inflections:

criticise criticised criticises criticising criticize criticized criticizes criticizing

indicate the faults of (someone or something) in a disapproving way

"the opposition criticized the government's failure to consult adequately"

Synonyms:
find fault with censure denounce condemn arraign attack lambast pillory disapprove of carp at cavil at rail against inveigh against cast aspersions on pour scorn on disparage denigrate deprecate malign vilify besmirch run down give a bad press to
form and express a judgement of (a literary or artistic work)

"a literary text may be criticized on two grounds: the semantic and the expressive"