(v. t.) To examine and judge as a critic; to pass literary or artistic judgment upon; as, to criticise an author; to criticise a picture.
(v. t.) To express one's views as to the merit or demerit of; esp., to animadvert upon; to find fault with; as, to criticise conduct.
(v. i.) To act as a critic; to pass literary or artistic judgment; to play the critic; -- formerly used with on or upon.
(v. i.) To discuss the merits or demerits of a thing or person; esp., to find fault.
Example Sentences:
(1) In attacking the motion to freeze the licence fee during today's Parliamentary debate the culture secretary, Andy Burnham, criticised the Tory leader.
(2) I’m not in charge of it but he’s stood up and presented that, and when Jenny, you know, criticised it, or raised some issues about grandparent carers – 3,700 of them he calculated – he said “Let’s sit down”.
(3) The curious thing, it seems to me, is that she was never criticised for it.
(4) But the comments of myself and others that I have seen have not criticised Islam but those who seek to hijack and misrepresent Islam,” he said.
(5) That’s a criticism echoed by Democrats in the Senate, who issued a report earlier this month criticising Republicans for passing sweeping legislation in July to combat addiction , the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (Cara), but refusing to fund it.
(6) Just before Christmas the independent Kerslake report severely criticised Birmingham city council for its dysfunctional politics and, in particular, its handling of the so-called Trojan Horse affair, in which school governors were said to have set out to bring about an Islamic agenda into the curriculum contents and the day-to-day running of some schools.
(7) The citizenship debate is tawdry, conflated and ultimately pointless | Richard Ackland Read more On Wednesday, the prime minister criticised lawyers for backing terrorists.
(8) For Bush Sr, the dilemma is all the more agonising as some of the White House advisers he now criticises are former employees he bequeathed to his son.
(9) The Nigerian government has been heavily criticised for failing to protect civilians in an increasingly violent conflict that left about 10,000 dead last year.
(10) Cobra collapsed into administration in 2009 after which Lord Bilimoria was criticised for using a “pre-pack” deal to buy back a stake in the firm.
(11) Masutha said the parole board had made a mistake when they approved Pistorius for early release, but his intervention has been widely criticised by legal experts.
(12) The remarks are the most direct official response on the issue, although the government has previously said that it "resolutely opposes" hacking and criticised "baseless" claims.
(13) But he criticised Clegg for forcing the government to abandon the data communications bill.
(14) Trade unions criticised the corporation’s 1% offer, tied to a minimum of just £390, for those staff earning under £50,000, calling it “completely unacceptable” .
(15) Nguyen Van Hai criticised the government for its handling of tensions with China over disputed islands in the South China Sea.
(16) Scaf criticised the Muslim Brotherhood for its premature announcement of the results and stated it was "one of the main causes of division and confusion prevailing the political arena".
(17) By comparison in the Netherlands, where there is a better technical training provision, every secondary school is built with an additional 650 square metres of non-academic training space; an investment of more than £1.5m per school.” The Association of School and College Leaders criticised the absence of more funding for students studying for A-levels.
(18) Napthine chose not to directly criticise Tony Abbott – it’s not his style – but the coolness was clear.
(19) Rather than challenging the Lib Dem policy on Trident, Miliband chose to criticise Cameron's comments about the renewal of Trident in last Thursday's leadership debate.
(20) In a telling moment, 17 editors of both state and private newspapers collectively pledged in November to avoid criticising the state.
Diatribe
Definition:
(n.) A prolonged or exhaustive discussion; especially, an acrimonious or invective harangue; a strain of abusive or railing language; a philippic.
Example Sentences:
(1) I can't understand what was going on in his head when he launched that diatribe.
(2) His diatribes against Jimmy Goldsmith (on the possible size of whose "organ" he once dilated in print), or Shirley Williams, at any rate had no personal basis.
(3) Bercow thanked Williams and admitted it had been "a very long day" and said those expecting a long diatribe from him would be disappointed.
(4) "If there is one thing that has been wrong with this World Cup it is Fifa’s ridiculous insistence that teams wear predominantly light or dark strips," begins Stewart Todd, before taking a deep breath and resuming his diatribe, utilising both the 'relentless' and 'trenchant' styles.
(5) Anti-American feeling in Pakistan is becoming institutionalised at the higher levels of government, while opposition figures such as Imran Khan see their popularity rise on the back of diatribes aimed at Washington.
(6) A day earlier, Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, one of the Islamic Republic's most venerable imams, treated the weekly televised gathering at Tehran University stadium to a stern anti-American diatribe.
(7) She glared down at us, launching into a diatribe about how the press had invaded the Clintons’ private life.
(8) In a recent diatribe in front of Istanbul university students, Erdogan warned against modern-day “Lawrences of Arabia” trying to undermine Turkish power.
(9) In her diatribe against "misery lit" she said she found very little wit and no jokes.
(10) In the opening sequence of Aaron Sorkin's new drama about a US cable news show, The Newsroom , anchorman Will McAvoy delivers a diatribe to earnest journalism students about the reasons why America is no longer the "greatest country in the world".
(11) Their ludicrous “not in my backyard!” diatribes would be amusing if they weren’t so harmful to our nation.
(12) Moyles opened the show after the 6.30am news bulletin sounding downcast and launched into a long diatribe: "Do you know what, I wasn't going to come in today.
(13) Recent viral hits have included a video of an anti-Tory diatribe set to a repurposing of the grime anthem Shutdown and an official Labour campaign video from rising star AJ Tracey .
(14) The rhetorical term "diatribe" refers to the ancient traditions of Roman satire and Cynic moral philosophy.
(15) My work is not focused on the histories of war, the facts and figures; the political rhetoric and diatribes that fuel them; the divides, fears or greed that start them.
(16) The US diplomatic mission in Havana, long accustomed to reporting the commandante's diatribes against American tyranny, was not prepared for fan mail.
(17) Housing minister Kris Hopkins said: "This partisan report is completely discredited, and it is disappointing that the United Nations has allowed itself to be associated with a misleading Marxist diatribe."
(18) Cruz then continued an extended diatribe, accusing Barack Obama and former attorney general Eric Holder of “politicizing” the justice department.
(19) It comes days after a homophobic diatribe which described the head of a United Nations commission on human rights in North Korea as a "disgusting old lecher" .
(20) Caroline Lucas grabbed the wrong end of the wrong stick in her diatribe on the point of the government's transparency bill.