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autocritical

UK/ɔːtəʊˈkɹɪtɪkəl/

autocritical adjective: critical of oneself, or of one's work or behaviour.

Adjective

autocritical (comparative more autocritical, superlative most autocritical)

  1. Critical of oneself, or of one's work or behaviour.
    • His training procedures, which stress self-awareness and autocritical skills, are fascinating reading for contemporary psychologists interested in cognitive skills training.1982, Robert J. Sternberg, Handbook of human intelligence, page 466

Synonyms of autocritical

Forms of autocritical

comparativemore autocritical
superlativemost autocritical

Origin of autocritical

From auto- + critical.

Questions about autocritical

What does autocritical mean?
Autocritical means critical of oneself, or of one's work or behaviour.
What part of speech is autocritical?
Autocritical is an adjective.
How do you pronounce autocritical?
Autocritical is pronounced /ɔːtəʊˈkɹɪtɪkəl/ (UK).

Words near autocritical in the dictionary

  1. autocrinally
  2. autocrine
  3. autocrinely
  4. autocrinous
  5. autocrinously
  6. autocritical
  7. autocriticism
  8. autocriticisms
  9. autocritique
  10. autocritiqued
  11. autocritiques

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