criticize, reprehend, censure, reprobate, condemn, denounce mean to find fault with openly. criticize implies finding fault especially with methods or policies or intentions.

CRITICIZE definition: 1. to express disapproval of someone or something: 2. to give an opinion or judgment about a book…. Learn more.

CRITICIZE definition: to censure or find fault with. See examples of criticize used in a sentence.

Definition of criticize verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

It’s easy to criticize, but not so easy to offer helpful solutions. be critical of somebody/something to criticize someone or something, especially by giving detailed reasons for this The report was highly …

These verbs mean to express an unfavorable judgment. Criticize can mean merely to evaluate without necessarily finding fault; however, usually the word implies the expression of disapproval: formed a …

To criticize is to find what's wrong with something, like the improbabilities in a movie's plot line, or double standards in your father's rules. The verb criticize comes from the noun, critic, and means "to act like …

If you criticize someone or something, you express your disapproval of them by saying what you think is wrong with them. His mother had rarely criticized him or any of her children. [VERB noun] The …

CRITICIZE meaning: 1 : to express disapproval of (someone or something) to talk about the problems or faults of (someone or something); 2 : to look at and make judgments about (something, such as a …

crit•i•cize /ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪz/ v., -cized, -ciz•ing. judge unfavorably or harshly: [~ + object] criticizes her students instead of encouraging them. [~ + object + for + object] criticized me for not caring about my work. …