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anticriticisms

anticriticisms is the plural of anticriticism.

Meaning of anticriticism

Noun

anticriticism (usually uncountable, plural anticriticisms)

  1. (usually) Opposition to critical examination and review.
    • Let me recommend a general Anticriticism, a universal medicine or panacea, to put a stop to all anonymous reviewing, whether it praises the bad or blames the good:1891, Arthur Schopenhauer, The Art of Literature: A Series of Essays, page 100
  2. (usually) Opposition to criticism or criticizing.
    • So-called anticriticism clauses or gag rules should be prohibited as a condition of plan participation.1996, Stanley B. Jones, Marion Ein Lewin, Improving the medicare market: adding choice and protections, page 100

Questions about anticriticisms

What is anticriticisms the plural of?
Anticriticisms is the plural of anticriticism.

Words near anticriticisms in the dictionary

  1. anticriminal
  2. anticrisis
  3. anticritic
  4. anticritical
  5. anticriticism
  6. anticriticisms
  7. anticritics
  8. anticritique
  9. anticritiques
  10. anticrop
  11. anticross

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