Criticism — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings

a serious examination and judgment of something

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɪɾɪsˌɪzəm/

🇬🇧British English

/kɹˈɪtɪsˌɪzəm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kɹˈɪtɪsˌɪzəm/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹˈɪɾɪsˌɪzəm/.

Examples

the senator received severe criticism from his opponent
constructive criticism is always appreciated

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unfavorable judgment critique literary criticism

Parts of Speech

noun	disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings “the senator received severe criticism from his opponent”
noun	a serious examination and judgment of something “constructive criticism is always appreciated”
noun	a written evaluation of a work of literature

Word Forms

critical	adjective	marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws
criticise	verb	find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
critique	verb	appraise critically

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kritik

Missbilligung, die durch den Hinweis auf Fehler oder Mängel ausgedrückt wird

🇫🇷French

critique

désapprobation exprimée en soulignant des défauts ou des lacunes

🇪🇸Spanish

crítica

desaprobación expresada señalando fallas o deficiencias

🇮🇹Italian

critica

disapprovazione espressa sottolineando difetti o mancanze

🇳🇱Dutch

kritiek

afkeuring uitgedrukt door het wijzen op fouten of tekortkomingen

🇵🇹Portuguese

crítica

desaprovação expressa apontando falhas ou deficiências

🇷🇺Russian

критика

неодобрение, выражаемое указанием на ошибки или недостатки

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आलोचना

दोषों या कमियों को इंगित करके व्यक्त की गई अस्वीकृति

🇧🇩Bengali

সমালোচনা

ত্রুটি বা ত্রুটিগুলি নির্দেশ করে অসম্মতি প্রকাশ করা

🇮🇳Tamil

விமர்சனம்

தவறுகள் அல்லது குறைபாடுகளை சுட்டிக்காட்டுவதன் மூலம் வெளிப்படுத்தப்படும் மறுப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

విమర్శ

తప్పులు లేదా లోపాలను ఎత్తి చూపడం ద్వారా అసమ్మతి వ్యక్తమవుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

टीका

दोष किंवा उणीवा दाखवून व्यक्त केलेली नापसंती

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટીકા

ખામીઓ અથવા ખામીઓ દર્શાવીને અભિવ્યક્ત અસ્વીકાર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಟೀಕೆ

ತಪ್ಪುಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ನ್ಯೂನತೆಗಳನ್ನು ಸೂಚಿಸುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಅಸಮ್ಮತಿ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಪಡಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിമർശനം

തെറ്റുകളോ കുറവുകളോ ചൂണ്ടിക്കാണിച്ചുകൊണ്ട് വിസമ്മതം പ്രകടിപ്പിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਲੋਚਨਾ

ਨੁਕਸ ਜਾਂ ਕਮੀਆਂ ਵੱਲ ਇਸ਼ਾਰਾ ਕਰਕੇ ਅਸਵੀਕਾਰ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

تنقید

غلطیوں یا کوتاہیوں کی نشاندہی کرکے ناپسندیدگی کا اظہار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

批评

通过指出错误或缺点来表达不赞成

🇯🇵Japanese

批判

欠点や欠点を指摘して不承認を表明する

🇰🇷Korean

비판

결점이나 결점을 지적함으로써 표현되는 반대

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chỉ trích

sự không tán thành thể hiện bằng cách chỉ ra lỗi lầm hoặc thiếu sót

🇹🇭Thai

การวิพากษ์วิจารณ์

การไม่อนุมัติแสดงโดยการชี้ให้เห็นข้อบกพร่องหรือข้อบกพร่อง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kritik

ketidaksetujuan diungkapkan dengan menunjukkan kesalahan atau kekurangan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpuna

hindi pagsang-ayon na ipinahayag sa pamamagitan ng pagtukoy ng mga pagkakamali o pagkukulang

🇲🇾Malay

kritikan

ketidaksetujuan dinyatakan dengan menunjukkan kesalahan atau kekurangan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نقد

يتم التعبير عن الرفض من خلال الإشارة إلى العيوب أو أوجه القصور

🇮🇷Persian

انتقاد

عدم تایید با اشاره به عیوب یا کاستی ها

🇹🇷Turkish

eleştiri

hataları veya eksiklikleri işaret ederek ifade edilen onaylamama

🇮🇱Hebrew

בִּקוֹרֶת

אי הסכמה המתבטאת בהצבעה על תקלות או חסרונות

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