criticize

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

verb

1. find fault with;
express criticism of;
point out real or perceived flaws (Freq. 13)
- The paper criticized the new movie
- Don't knock the food--it's free
• Syn:
knock, criticise, pick apart
• Ant:
praise
• Derivationally related forms:
criticism (for: criticise), critic
• Hypernyms:
comment, notice, remark, point out
• Hyponyms:
reprimand, censure, criminate, savage, blast,
pillory, crucify, admonish, reprove, call on the carpet, take to task,
rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, jaw,
dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out,
remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast,
reprehend, deplore, belabor, belabour, come down, denounce,
blame, find fault, pick, disparage, belittle, pick at,
nitpick, attack, round, assail, lash out, snipe,
assault, harsh on
• Entailment:
evaluate, pass judgment, judge
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
2. act as a critic
- Those who criticize others often are not perfect, either
• Syn:
criticise
• Derivationally related forms:
critic
• Hypernyms:
act
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  criticise, knock, pick apart