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# criticise

verb (criticise, criticises, criticised, criticising); US spelling criticize

«criticise» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To say what you think is bad or wrong about someone or something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/criticise/#m1)
2. To judge the good and bad points of a book, film or work (to review it). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/criticise/#m2)

### In the lessons

In school: give helpful feedback rather than unkind criticism; criticise ideas, not people. In formal exam voice: «Criticise the argument». In news: people criticise the government. Phrases: be criticised for, constructive criticism.

### Examples

- The coach criticised the team for being late. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/criticise/#x1)
- Don't criticise your friend's drawing; help instead. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/criticise/#x2)
- The new road was criticised by local people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/criticise/#x3)
- Critics criticised the film for being too long. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/criticise/#x4)
- It's easy to criticise but hard to do better. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/criticise/#x5)
- We learned to criticise arguments, not the person. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/criticise/#x6)

### Note

UK spelling -ise, US -ize. Noun: criticism; person: critic; adjective: critical. Criticise is followed by «for»: criticised for being late.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «criticise» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/criticise/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«criticise» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/criticise.html) on Mova free.