Dictionary entry

Criticize

Pronunciation: /ˈkrɪtɪsʌɪz/

Pronunciation

/ˈkrɪtɪsʌɪz/

Myanmar Meaning

(v) အပြစ်ရှာ

Definition

criticize, -ise /'krÇtÇsaÇz/ v ၁။ ~ sb/ sth (for sth) အျပစ္ရွာသည္။ ေဝဖန္သည္။ Stop criticizing (my work)! ❍ He was criticized by the committee for failing to report the accident. ❍ He criticized my taking unnecessary risks. ၂။ (စာေပ စသည္) အကဲျဖတ္သည္၊ ဆန္းစစ္ေဝဖန္သည္။ teaching students how to criticize poetry.

Examples

  1. Ministers were told not to criticize the policy publicly.
  2. It was difficult to be honest without seeming to criticize.
  3. [criticize someone/something for (doing) something] : The new proposals have been criticized for not going far enough to change the system.
  4. [be strongly/severely/widely/sharply/heavily criticized] : Social services were widely criticized for not taking more action to protect children at risk.