Self-criticism
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌsɛlfˈkɹɪtəˌsɪzəm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Self-criticism is a noun meaning Criticism of oneself.
Meaning
Criticism of oneself.
More Meanings
- (communism, Juche) A practice of confessing and criticizing one's real or imagined transgressions in public settings, especially in East Asia.
Example Sentences
to commit self-criticism
... 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[…]
This is starting to resemble (in a much lower-stakes field, it cannot be said often enough) some Union of Soviet Cinematographers self-criticism sessions for artists whose work was considered “bourgeois formalism” or whatever made Stalin’s colon clench that week.
Word Forms
- self-criticisms
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include self-critical, self-examination, review, autocritique, self-judgment, self-analysis.
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