Definition
Past tense: judged or pointed out faults in something or someone, often unfavorably; evaluated with careful analysis.
Etymology
From French 'critiquer,' derived from Greek 'kritikos' (able to judge), from 'krinein' (to separate or judge). The suffix '-ise' (British spelling) or '-ize' makes it a verb. Originally meant to discern or judge carefully, not necessarily negatively.
Kelly Says
Criticism gets a bad reputation, but etymologically it means 'the ability to judge'—constructive criticism from experts has driven human progress, from science to art, because being able to identify flaws is how we improve.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ምክንያት ሰጥ
mik-ni-yat set
ARالعربية
انتقاد
in-ti-qaad
BNবাংলা
মন্তব্য করা
mon-to-b-ya kor-a
CACatalà
criticar
kri-tee-kar
CSČeština
kritizován
kri-ti-zo-va-n
DADansk
kritiseret
kri-tee-se-ret
DEDeutsch
kritisiert
kri-tee-sirt
ELΕλληνικά
κρίθηκε
kri-thee-ke
ESEspañol
criticó
kri-tee-ko
FISuomi
arvosteltu
ar-vos-tel-tu
FRFrançais
critiqué
kree-tee-keh
HIहिन्दी
आलोचना की
a-lo-chana kee
HUMagyar
kritikus
kri-ti-kus
IDBahasa Indonesia
menilai
men-i-lai
ITItaliano
criticò
kri-tee-ko
KO한국어
비판했습니다
bi-pan-ham-ni-da
MSBahasa Melayu
kritik
kri-tik
NLNederlands
gecritiseerd
ge-kri-tee-se-erd
NONorsk
kritisert
kri-tee-sert
PLPolski
krytykowany
kry-ti-ko-wa-ny
PTPortuguês
criticou
kri-tee-kou
RORomână
criticat
kri-tee-kat
RUРусский
критиковал
kriti-ko-val
SVSvenska
kritiserats
kri-tee-se-rats
SWKiswahili
hukumu
hoo-koo-moo
TAதமிழ்
சாட்டியல்
sa-tti-yal
TEతెలుగు
批 kommen
pi-kom-men
THไทย
วิจารณ์
wit-cha-ron
TRTürkçe
eleştirdi
el-es-tir-di
UKУкраїнська
критикував
kri-ti-koo-va-v
VITiếng Việt
chê trách
che-trach