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criticisms

criticisms is the plural of criticism.

Meaning of criticism

Noun

criticism (countable and uncountable, plural criticisms)

  1. (uncountable) The act of criticising; a critical judgment passed or expressed.
    • The politician received a lot of public criticism for his controversial stance on the issue.
  2. (countable) A critical observation or detailed examination and review.
    • The politician received several detailed criticisms of his stance on the issue.

Phrases with criticisms

Questions about criticisms

What is criticisms the plural of?
Criticisms is the plural of criticism.

Words near criticisms in the dictionary

  1. criticisers
  2. criticises
  3. criticising
  4. criticisingly
  5. criticism
  6. criticisms
  7. criticist
  8. criticists
  9. criticizability
  10. criticizable
  11. criticization

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