CRITICIZE

knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart

(verb) 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”

criticize, criticise

(verb) act as a critic; “Those who criticize others often are not perfect, either”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

criticize (third-person singular simple present criticizes, present participle criticizing, simple past and past participle criticized) (ambitransitive)

To find fault (with something).

Synonyms: censure, pick at, Thesaurus:criticize

Hyponyms: find fault, shoot down, run down, trash out, fustigate, drub, excoriate

To evaluate (something), assessing its merits and faults.

Synonyms: censure, appraise, judge

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

3 February 2025

CRAZY

(adjective) possessed by inordinate excitement; “the crowd went crazy”; “was crazy to try his new bicycle”


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