To find fault (with something).
Used in a Sentence
criticized
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for criticized.
Editorial note
The moral is: Microsoft is sometimes good, and Microsoft is sometimes bad, but Microsoft will always be criticized.
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Parts of speech1
Quick take
To find fault (with something).
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of criticized gathered in one view.
To evaluate (something), assessing its merits and faults.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for criticized.
verb
To find fault (with something).
verb
To evaluate (something), assessing its merits and faults.
Example sentences
The moral is: Microsoft is sometimes good, and Microsoft is sometimes bad, but Microsoft will always be criticized.
But that does not mean that there are serious societal issues and it should not be criticized.
The decision was criticized by members of FDP, Greens, the Lefts and even SPD (which is in government).
Roberto Rosario criticized it, calling it's algorithm the most idiotic algorithm he's seen in 29 years of programming.
The same with Christian homeless shelters, many had to close down due to being attacked and criticized.
Elsewhere on HN people have been criticized for what's been called a knee-jerk reaction to socialist ideas.
German media and politicians have criticized an investigation by Federal Prosecutor General Harald Range into a pair of journalists...
They should be criticized and hounded as a toxic company for the web.
Nowadays, when feminism and feminists are highly criticized, I think it would be a great PR move.
Dropbox was criticized because everyone knew that file sharing had been done before.
Unfortunately you cannot share anything anymore without it being negatively criticized.
So we should stop criticizing Microsoft, because Facebook, Apple and Google are not criticized enough?
Quote examples
In many circumstances, if an employee points out the problem, they are ignored or criticized for making things "more difficult".
We don't have perp walks (though there have been episodes of an attempted "Americanization" of celebrity trials in Germany -- luckily heavily criticized in the parts of the media that didn't engage in it).
On the other hand, any big change done by google will be heavily criticized most likely, independent of whether they are "right" or "wrong", and to certain extent they will have to push through it to see if it's a positive change or a negative one.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use criticized in a sentence?
The moral is: Microsoft is sometimes good, and Microsoft is sometimes bad, but Microsoft will always be criticized.
What does criticized mean?
To find fault (with something).
What part of speech is criticized?
criticized is commonly used as verb.