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crit‧i‧cize S3 W3 also criticise British English
1 [intransitive and transitive] to express your disapproval of someone or something, or to talk about their faults [≠ praise]: Ron does nothing but criticize and complain all the time.
Ron does nothing but criticize and complain all the time. criticize somebody/something for (doing) something He has been criticized for incompetence. Doctors have criticized the government for failing to invest enough in the health service.
He has been criticized for incompetence.Doctors have criticized the government for failing to invest enough in the health service. criticize somebody/something as something The report has been criticized as inaccurate and incomplete.
The report has been criticized as inaccurate and incomplete.2 [transitive] formal to express judgments about the good and bad qualities of something : We look at each other's work and criticize it.
We look at each other's work and criticize it.WORD FOCUS: criticize WORD FOCUS: criticize
to criticize someone or something very strongly: attack, lay into, tear somebody/something to shreds, pillory, pan
to criticize someone unfairly: put somebody down, slag somebody off BrE informal, talk about somebody behind their back, bitch about informal
to criticize small details: pick holes
WORD FOCUS: criticize to criticize someone or something very strongly: attack, lay into, tear somebody/something to shreds, pillory, pan
to criticize someone unfairly: put somebody down, slag somebody off BrE informal, talk about somebody behind their back, bitch about informal
to criticize small details: pick holes
