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countercriticize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
coun-ter-crit-i-cize
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To respond to (a person who is criticizing) with a criticism of one's own.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From counter- + criticize.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

countercriticizes (present, singular) countercriticizing (participle, present) countercriticized (participle, past) countercriticized (past)

Questions

What does countercriticize mean?
To respond to (a person who is criticizing) with a criticism of one's own.
Where does countercriticize come from?
From counter- + criticize.

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