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

CRITICIZING definition: 1. present participle of criticize 2. to express disapproval of someone or something: 3. to give…. Learn more.

[intransitive, transitive] to say that you think somebody/something is bad; to say what you do not like or think is wrong about somebody/something. All you ever do is criticize! criticize somebody/something …

To judge the merits and faults of; analyze and evaluate: criticizes art for a living. To act as a critic. crit′i·ciz′er n. These verbs mean to express an unfavorable judgment.

If you criticize someone or something, you express your disapproval of them by saying what you think is wrong with them.

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 …

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.[no …

Feb 20, 2026 · Verb criticize (third-person singular simple present criticizes, present participle criticizing, simple past and past participle criticized) (American spelling, Oxford British English, ambitransitive) …

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 …

Criticize can mean merely to evaluate without necessarily finding fault; however, usually the word implies the expression of disapproval: formed a panel to criticize the students' works; was angry …