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English verb: criticise | |||
| 1. | criticise (communication) find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws | ||
| Samples | The paper criticized the new movie. Don't knock the food--it's free. | ||
| Synonyms | criticize, knock, pick apart | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | comment, notice, point out, remark | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | admonish, assail, assault, attack, bawl out, belabor, belabour, belittle, berate, blame, blast, call down, call on the carpet, censure, chew out, chew up, chide, come down, criminate, crucify, denounce, deplore, disparage, dress down, find fault, harsh on, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lash out, lecture, nitpick, pick, pick at, pillory, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprehend, reprimand, reprimand, reproof, reprove, round, savage, scold, snipe, take to task, trounce | ||
| Entail | evaluate, judge, pass judgment | ||
| Antonyms | praise | ||
| 2. | criticise (competition) act as a critic | ||
| Samples | Those who criticize others often are not perfect, either. | ||
| Synonyms | criticize | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | act | ||
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