"criticize" meaning in English

See criticize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: criticize
  1. επικρίνω, κατακρίνω, κριτικάρω, εκφράζω δυσμενή κρίση για κάποιον ή για κάτι Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: el-criticize-en-verb-7-bo47R9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: admonish, bash, berate, castigate, censure, chastise, chew out, chide, condemn, denounce, drag, αργκό, lambaste, lecture, rebuke, reprehend, reprimand, reproach, scold, slam, tear into, vilify
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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        {
          "text": "You are constantly criticizing everything I do.",
          "translation": "Διαρκώς επικρίνεις καθετί που κάνω."
        },
        {
          "text": "He likes to judge and criticize everyone.",
          "translation": "Του αρέσει να κρίνει και να κατακρίνει τους πάντες."
        },
        {
          "text": "Don’t rush to criticize me, listen to me first.",
          "translation": "Μη σπεύσεις να με κατακρίνεις, άκουσέ με πρώτα."
        },
        {
          "text": "They were criticized for their brutal treatment of political prisoners.",
          "translation": "Κριτικαρίστηκαν για τη βάναυση μεταχείριση των πολιτικών κρατουμένων."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "επικρίνω, κατακρίνω, κριτικάρω, εκφράζω δυσμενή κρίση για κάποιον ή για κάτι"
      ],
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      ],
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        "intransitive",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "admonish"
    },
    {
      "word": "bash"
    },
    {
      "word": "berate"
    },
    {
      "word": "castigate"
    },
    {
      "word": "censure"
    },
    {
      "word": "chastise"
    },
    {
      "word": "chew out"
    },
    {
      "word": "chide"
    },
    {
      "word": "condemn"
    },
    {
      "word": "denounce"
    },
    {
      "word": "drag"
    },
    {
      "word": "αργκό"
    },
    {
      "word": "lambaste"
    },
    {
      "word": "lecture"
    },
    {
      "word": "rebuke"
    },
    {
      "word": "reprehend"
    },
    {
      "word": "reprimand"
    },
    {
      "word": "reproach"
    },
    {
      "word": "scold"
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    {
      "word": "slam"
    },
    {
      "word": "tear into"
    },
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      "word": "vilify"
    }
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  "word": "criticize"
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      "word": "criticise"
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  ],
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      "form": "criticize",
      "source": "header"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "You are constantly criticizing everything I do.",
          "translation": "Διαρκώς επικρίνεις καθετί που κάνω."
        },
        {
          "text": "He likes to judge and criticize everyone.",
          "translation": "Του αρέσει να κρίνει και να κατακρίνει τους πάντες."
        },
        {
          "text": "Don’t rush to criticize me, listen to me first.",
          "translation": "Μη σπεύσεις να με κατακρίνεις, άκουσέ με πρώτα."
        },
        {
          "text": "They were criticized for their brutal treatment of political prisoners.",
          "translation": "Κριτικαρίστηκαν για τη βάναυση μεταχείριση των πολιτικών κρατουμένων."
        }
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      "word": "admonish"
    },
    {
      "word": "bash"
    },
    {
      "word": "berate"
    },
    {
      "word": "castigate"
    },
    {
      "word": "censure"
    },
    {
      "word": "chastise"
    },
    {
      "word": "chew out"
    },
    {
      "word": "chide"
    },
    {
      "word": "condemn"
    },
    {
      "word": "denounce"
    },
    {
      "word": "drag"
    },
    {
      "word": "αργκό"
    },
    {
      "word": "lambaste"
    },
    {
      "word": "lecture"
    },
    {
      "word": "rebuke"
    },
    {
      "word": "reprehend"
    },
    {
      "word": "reprimand"
    },
    {
      "word": "reproach"
    },
    {
      "word": "scold"
    },
    {
      "word": "slam"
    },
    {
      "word": "tear into"
    },
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      "word": "vilify"
    }
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