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armchair criticism

armchair criticism noun: a comment or criticism made by an armchair critic.

Noun

armchair criticism (countable and uncountable, plural armchair criticisms)

  1. A comment or criticism made by an armchair critic.
    • This is an armchair criticism, and the proof of the pudding will be in the eating.1951 April, Stirling Everard, “A Matter of Pedigree”, in Railway Magazine, number 600, page 274

Forms of armchair criticism

pluralarmchair criticisms

Origin of armchair criticism

From armchair critic + -ism.

Questions about armchair criticism

What does armchair criticism mean?
Armchair criticism means a comment or criticism made by an armchair critic.
What part of speech is armchair criticism?
Armchair criticism is a noun.
What is the plural of armchair criticism?
The plural of armchair criticism is armchair criticisms.

Words near armchair criticism in the dictionary

  1. Armbruster's wolves
  2. armbrusterite
  3. armchair
  4. armchair copy
  5. armchair critic
  6. armchair criticism
  7. armchair criticisms
  8. armchair critics
  9. armchair linguistics
  10. armchair psychologist
  11. armchair psychologists

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