Believing that the police will send in a bad report to his firm, he makes an autocriticism of his guilt (Manchester Guardian Weekly).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
crit|i|cism — «KRIHT uh sihz uhm», noun. 1. unfavorable remarks or judgments; finding fault: »Mother could not let my rudeness to her guests pass without criticism. SYNONYM(S): disapproval, fault finding. 2. the making of judgments; approving or disapproving;… … Useful english dictionary
hy|per|crit|i|cism — «HY puhr KRIHT uh sihz uhm», noun. very petty or severe criticism; excessive criticism … Useful english dictionary
self-crit|i|cism — «SEHLF KRIHT uh sihz uhm», noun. criticism of a person by himself … Useful english dictionary
crit — crit; crit·i·cal; crit·i·cal·i·ty; crit·i·cal·ly; crit·i·cal·ness; crit·ic·as·ter; crit·i·cism; crit·i·ciz·able; crit·i·cize; crit·i·ciz·er; crit·ter; ep·i·crit·ic; he·mat·o·crit; hyp·o·crit·i·cal; onei·ro·crit·ic; onei·ro·crit·i·cal;… … English syllables
cism — ac·a·dem·i·cism; aes·thet·i·cism; agel·i·cism; ag·nos·ti·cism; anat·o·cism; an·gli·cism; an·thro·po·cen·tri·cism; apoc·a·lyp·ti·cism; arab·i·cism; ar·cha·i·cism; as·cet·i·cism; asi·at·i·cism; ath·let·i·cism; at·ti·cism; be·ta·cism; bib·li·cism;… … English syllables
self-crit·i·cism — … Useful english dictionary
criticism — crit|i|cism [ krıtı,sızəm ] noun *** 1. ) uncount comments that show that you think something is wrong or bad: criticism of: He finds criticism of his team s performance hard to take. attract criticism: It s not unusual for politicians to attract … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
criticism — crit·i·cism … English syllables
criticism — crit•i•cism [[t]ˈkrɪt əˌsɪz əm[/t]] n. 1) an act of passing judgment as to the merits of anything 2) an act of passing severe judgment; censure 3) an unfavorable comment or judgment 4) the act or occupation of analyzing and evaluating a literary… … From formal English to slang
oneirocriticism — onei·ro·crit·i·cism … English syllables
