Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

criticization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
crit-i-ciza-tion
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A criticism.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From criticize + -ation.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

criticizations (plural)

Synonyms

criticism handbagging stricture animadversion criticization critique dressing-down slam

Questions

What does criticization mean?
A criticism.
Where does criticization come from?
From criticize + -ation.

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