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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)
criticism
/ˈkɹɪtɪsɪzəm/
meaning
written or spoken remarks about what is bad about someone or something
- “He found her constant criticism of him difficult to bear.”Tatoeba
- “The purpose of criticism is to construct, not to destroy.”Tatoeba
Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.
Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)