how to pronounce critic

/ˈkɹɪtɪk/

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critic is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of critic in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… harshest critic but as I think about …”

meanings of critic

noun:

Obsolete form of critique (an act of criticism).
An opponent.
A specialist in judging works of art.
A person who appraises the works of others.
One who criticizes; a person who finds fault.
Obsolete form of critique (the art of criticism).

verb:

To criticise.

critic frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word critic occurs in english on average 7.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics critic can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that critic can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;

3) people, society, and culture;