self-criticism
/ˌsɛlfˈkɹɪtəˌsɪzəm/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.42 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A practice of confessing and criticizing one's real or imagined transgressions in public settings, especially in East Asia.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "[…] 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."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English criticism English self-criticism From self- + criticism.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌsɛlfˈkɹɪtəˌsɪzəm/