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to show disapproval of someone or something
criticizeHe criticized the government's handling of the crisis.
attackShe wrote an article attacking the judge and the way the trial had been conducted.
condemnShe was condemned for her comments about the candidate.
denounceThe government's economic policy has been denounced on all sides.
come under fireThe government programme has come under fire for mismanaging funds.
[ T ]
to give an opinion or judgment about a book, film, etc.: 评论，评判（书、影片等）
We're a group of artists who meet to discuss ideas and criticize each other's work.我们是一帮碰了面就讨论问题、互相评论彼此作品的艺术家。
Sometimes we get criticized for not being focused enough on strategy.
If I criticize him, he gets aggressive and starts shouting.如果我批评他，他就会寻衅大吵大闹。
She was criticized because she did not have all the facts.
My siblings don't like me criticizing our parents.
She grudgingly admitted that she had been wrong to criticize him.她不情愿地承认了批评他是错误的。
I've been working so hard these past few weeks and all he can do is criticize.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Disapproving & criticizing
anathematize
animadversion
aspersion
aw
backbite
barrel
bash
belabour
boo
disapprobation
knock
knocker
let someone have both barrelsidiom
low blow
mordacious
mordancy
pile
slam
there you goidiom
union-basher

criticize | American Dictionary

criticize
verb[ I/T ]
us/ˈkrɪt̬·əˌsɑɪz/
to express disagreement with or disapproval of something or someone:
[ I/T ]It’s a lot easier to criticize (a plan) than to offer useful suggestions.

Examples of criticize

criticize
All sorts of wrong ways of doing things and destructive acts were exposed and criticized, and ideological problems were clarified.
However, advocates have criticized the amendments for not doing enough for ordinary consumers and continue to demand further changes to the court system.
Numerous sets of cases have been proposed and criticized by linguists and computational linguists.
They were expected to take part, but they were also criticized for doing so.
If that decision is perceived as incor rectly applying the rule, it may be criticized for its failure.
Furthermore, members of the community (and perhaps even outsiders) are criticized for failing to in the appropriate conditions.
Although he expressed dissatisfaction with the existing poor law and its administration, the report's proposals were criticized as undemocratic and bureaucratic.
My own position is that value judgments can be rationally defended or criticized.
Public benefits are sometimes criticized on grounds that they incur a large unfunded liability that future generations will have to meet.
Similar contrasts figure in the other chapters, but, happily, their focus is more on demonstrating ethnomethodological inquiry than on criticizing other approaches.
Yes, that is extreme, and such views can be criticized.
By repeating our message frequently and criticizing policies and procedures, we established a record.
The vocabulary taught is criticized as 'useless' and 'never used'.
The above studies could be criticized on a number of methodological issues.
In the late 1980s, and through the early 1990s, immigrant policies were criticized strongly, as government policies were seen as stigmatizing.
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