"self-critical" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /sɛlfˈkɹɪtɪkəl/ Forms: more self-critical [comparative], most self-critical [superlative]
Etymology: self- + critical Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|self|critical}} self- + critical Head templates: {{en-adj}} self-critical (comparative more self-critical, superlative most self-critical)
  1. Capable of criticizing oneself; able to find mistakes and possibilities for improvement in one's own work. Related terms: self-criticism Translations (capable of criticizing oneself): autocrític (Catalan), 律己嚴格的 (Chinese Mandarin), 律己严格的 (lǜjǐ yángé de) (Chinese Mandarin), 自我批評的 (Chinese Mandarin), 自我批评的 (zìwǒ pīpíng de) (Chinese Mandarin), zelfkritisch (Dutch), itsekriittinen (Finnish), selbstkritisch (German), önkritikus (Hungarian), paškritisks [masculine] (Latvian), paškritiska [feminine] (Latvian), savikritiškas [masculine] (Lithuanian), savikritiška [feminine] (Lithuanian), samokrytyczny (Polish), autocritic (Romanian), самокритический (samokritičeskij) [masculine] (Russian), самокритическая (samokritičeskaja) [feminine] (Russian), sebakritický (Slovak), autocrítico (Spanish), självkritisk (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-self-critical-en-adj-937lEISA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with self-

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      "sense": "capable of criticizing oneself",
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      "sense": "capable of criticizing oneself",
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      "sense": "capable of criticizing oneself",
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      "sense": "capable of criticizing oneself",
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      "sense": "capable of criticizing oneself",
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      "sense": "capable of criticizing oneself",
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      "sense": "capable of criticizing oneself",
      "word": "sebakritický"
    },
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "capable of criticizing oneself",
      "word": "autocrítico"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "capable of criticizing oneself",
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