"armchair criticism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: armchair criticisms [plural]
Etymology: From armchair critic + -ism. Etymology templates: {{af|en|armchair critic|-ism}} armchair critic + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} armchair criticism (countable and uncountable, plural armchair criticisms)
  1. A comment or criticism made by an armchair critic. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-armchair_criticism-en-noun-MjplDy-i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism

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