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self-criticism

/ˌsɛlfˈkɹɪtəˌsɪzəm/

self-criticism noun: criticism of oneself.

Noun

self-criticism (usually uncountable, plural self-criticisms)

  1. (usually) Criticism of oneself.
  2. (usually) A practice of confessing and criticizing one's real or imagined transgressions in public settings, especially in East Asia.
    • […] commit self-criticism and allow other people to criticize him. If we do all these things, then there is hope and there is a future for Marxism. The most important thing is consistency. If you make a promise you must keep it[…]1991, Edward A. Gargan, China's Fate: A People's Turbulent Struggle with Reform and Repression, 1980-1990, Doubleday Books
    • This is starting to resemble (in a much lower-stakes field, it cannot be said often enough) some Union of Soviet Cinematographers self-criticism sessions for artists whose work was considered “bourgeois formalism” or whatever made Stalin’s colon clench that week.2003 August 16, vjmorton, “Not-so-brave heart”, in Rightwing Film Geek

self-criticism meaning in Tamil

self-criticism in Tamil

தன்முக ஆராய்வு, தன் குணங்குறை ஆய்வுணர்வு

Forms of self-criticism

pluralself-criticisms

Origin of self-criticism

From self- + criticism.

Words formed from self-criticism

Questions about self-criticism

What does self-criticism mean?
Self-criticism means criticism of oneself.
What is self-criticism in Tamil?
Self-criticism in Tamil is தன்முக ஆராய்வு, தன் குணங்குறை ஆய்வுணர்வு. See Self-criticism meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is self-criticism?
Self-criticism is a noun.
How do you pronounce self-criticism?
Self-criticism is pronounced /ˌsɛlfˈkɹɪtəˌsɪzəm/ (US).
What is the plural of self-criticism?
The plural of self-criticism is self-criticisms.

Words near self-criticism in the dictionary

  1. self-created
  2. self-creates
  3. self-creating
  4. self-crit
  5. self-critical
  6. self-criticism
  7. self-criticisms
  8. self-critique
  9. self-critiqued
  10. self-critiques
  11. self-critiquing

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Adapted from Wiktionary: self-criticism (page history and authors); self-criticism (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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