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countercriticize

countercriticize verb: to respond to (a person who is criticizing) with a criticism of one's own.

Verb

countercriticize (third-person singular simple present countercriticizes, present participle countercriticizing, simple past and past participle countercriticized)

  1. (transitive) To respond to (a person who is criticizing) with a criticism of one's own.

Forms of countercriticize

third-person singular presentcountercriticizes
present participlecountercriticizing
past participlecountercriticized
pastcountercriticized

Origin of countercriticize

From counter- + criticize.

Questions about countercriticize

What does countercriticize mean?
Countercriticize means to respond to (a person who is criticizing) with a criticism of one's own.
What part of speech is countercriticize?
Countercriticize is a verb.
What is the past tense of countercriticize?
The past tense of countercriticize is countercriticized.

Words near countercriticize in the dictionary

  1. countercoups
  2. countercraft
  3. countercries
  4. countercriticism
  5. countercriticisms
  6. countercriticize
  7. countercriticized
  8. countercriticizes
  9. countercriticizing
  10. countercritique
  11. countercritiques

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