Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

armchair criticism

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.19 in modern English

Syllables: arm-chair -crit-i-cism
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A comment or criticism made by an armchair critic.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"This is an armchair criticism, and the proof of the pudding will be in the eating."

Etymology

From armchair critic + -ism.

Usage

Inflected Forms

armchair criticisms (plural)

Questions

What does armchair criticism mean?: A comment or criticism made by an armchair critic.
Where does armchair criticism come from?: From armchair critic + -ism.

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