n. the act of judging what is good or bad in something; the act of finding problems or mistakes in something
She accepts criticism well.
She accepts criticism well.
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His criticism and cruel tirades got worse.
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His insouciance toward criticism was due to his overweening narcissism.
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What strange occurance cause criticism among the monks on Father Zossima's funeral day?
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The reviewer's trenchant criticism did not please the book's author.
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The noun criticism comes from adding the suffix ism to critic.
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Do not misconstrue my comments as criticism.
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Do not misinterpret my comments as criticism.
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She was unscathed by their criticism.
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The theory engendered criticism from the scientific community.
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His pretended indifference to criticism was annoying.
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Witch hazel is an astringent. OR Everyone fears his astringent criticism.
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His dour criticism made us regret having undertaken the job.
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This criticism in no way mitigates against continuing your research.
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The criticism recoiled against the critics.
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evaluation; appraisal; complaint; objection
compliment; praise; estimation; guess
3 syllables
crit-i-cism
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