Criticize

Verb
(transitive or intransitive)


 * 1)  to find fault (with something)
 * 2)  to evaluate (something), and judge its merits and faults

Hyponyms

 * find fault
 * shoot down
 * trash out
 * fustigate
 * drub
 * excoriate
 * run down

Related terms

 * critic
 * critical
 * criticism
 * critique
 * criticizable

Adverbs for Criticize
adversely; editorially; harshly; constructively; scoffingly; constantly; insidiously; fiercely; severely; rationally; malevolently; querulously; witheringly; reprobatively; irritatingly; trenchantly; depressingly; mercilessly; captiously; comprehensively; injuriously; impartially; caustically; acrimoniously; prematurely; energetically; candidly; stupidly; intelligently; searchingly; expertly; correctively; ironically; acridly; copiously; vehemently; libelously; slurringly; boorishly; presumptuously; subjectively; snobbishly.

Thesaurus
annotate, appraise, assess, attack, blame, blast, carp at, carper, castigate, caviler, censure, comment upon, condemn, criticizer, critique, cut up, deal with, denounce, denunciate, descant, disapprove of, discourse, discuss, dissert, dissertate, estimate, evaluate, faultfinder, fulminate against, fustigate, go into, handle, hit, impugn, inquire into, judge, knock, knocker, lambaste, momus, moralize upon, pan, pull to pieces, put down, rap, remark upon, reprehend, reprobate, review, roast, scathe, skin, slam, slate, smellfungus, snipe at, survey, take to task, take up, touch upon, treat, treat of, value, write up

Alternative forms

 * criticise (UK)

Etymology
Century 1911: <

From κριτικός: < κρίσις:

Translations

 * Bulgarian: оценявам
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Dutch:, ,
 * Estonian: arvustama
 * Finnish: ,
 * German:
 * Hebrew:


 * Icelandic: gagnrýna
 * Japanese: 批評する (ひひょうする, hihyō-suru)
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: critica
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish:


 * Arabic: انتقد
 * Bulgarian: критикувам
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:, , ,
 * Esperanto:
 * Estonian: arvustama
 * Finnish:, ,


 * German: kritisieren, Kritik ausüben
 * Hebrew:
 * Icelandic: setja út á, gagnrýna
 * Japanese: 批判する (ひはんする, hihan-suru), 非難する (ひなんする, hinan-suru)
 * Kurdish:
 * Persian: عیبجویی کردن
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish: