self-criticism

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self-criticism

  • /ˌsɛlfˈkɹɪtəˌsɪzəm/ US
  • [ˌsɛlfˈkɹɪɾəˌsɪzəm] US

noun self-criticisms

  1. uncountable, usually Criticism of oneself.
  2. uncountable, usually A practice of confessing and criticizing one's real or imagined transgressions in public settings, especially in East Asia. […] commit self-criticism and allow other people to criticize him. If we do all these things, then there is hope and there is a future for Marxism. The most important thing is consistency. If you make a promise you must keep it[…]

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noun criticism of oneself

Españolautocrítica
日本語自己批判 jikohihan
中文檢討 /检讨 jiǎntǎo, 自我批評 /自我批评 zìwǒ pīpíng
Portuguêsautocrítica
Françaisautocritique
DeutschSelbstkritik
Ελληνικάαυτοκριτική aftokritikí
Românăautocritică
Русскийсамокри́тика samokrítika

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@misc{self_criticism_2026,
  title = {self-criticism},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/self-criticism},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}