criticism

Other forms of criticism

plural

criticisms·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about criticism

What does criticism mean?

criticism means "disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in criticism?

criticism has 4 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /ˈkɹɪtɪˌsɪzəm/.

What is another word for criticism?

Close synonyms include unfavorable judgment, critique, literary criticism. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is criticism a common word?

criticism is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with criticism?

19 words rhyme with criticism. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.