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hypercriticize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hy-per-crit-i-cize
IPA
35
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To criticize excessively severely.

Etymology

From hyper- + criticize.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

hypercriticizes (present, singular) hypercriticizing (participle, present) hypercriticized (participle, past) hypercriticized (past)

Frequently Paired Words

hypercritical hypercriticism

Questions

What does hypercriticize mean?
To criticize excessively severely.
Where does hypercriticize come from?
From hyper- + criticize.

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