criticismnoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈkrɪt.ɪ.sɪ.zəm/us/ˈkrɪt̬.ɪ.sɪ.zəm/B2 the act of saying that something or someone is bad:
The designs for the new mosque have attracted widespread criticism.
I have a few criticisms to make about your speech.
the act of giving your opinion or judgment about the good or bad qualities of something or someone, especially books, films, etc.:
literary criticism
If you have any constructive (= helpful) criticism of the project, I'd be glad to hear it.
More examples
- Her lack of interest in the project has provoked sharp criticism from colleagues.
- You must learn not to overreact to criticism.
- The government is currently facing severe criticism.
- I think he felt discouraged because of all the criticism he'd received.
- His report contained serious criticisms of the finance director and of the entire board of management.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Disapproving & criticizing
- -basher
- animadversion
- aspersions
- backbite
- bad-mouth
- belabour
- damn
- damn sb with faint praise idiom
- denounce
- dig
- disapproval
- give sb hell idiom
- lashing
- pitch into sb/sth
- pound
- pound away at sth/sb
- pull sth apart
- put the boot in idiom
- take a dim view of sth idiom
- throw
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