criticism

About 34.46 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The act of criticising; a critical judgment passed or expressed.

   The politician received a lot of public criticism for his controversial stance on the issue.

2. noun A critical observation or detailed examination and review.

   The politician received several detailed criticisms of his stance on the issue.

Similar words

critique literary criticism unfavorable judgment criticise critic critical accusation blame concern controversy

Often followed by

of and is in that from was has on

Word family

criticisms