how to pronounce criticism

/ˈkɹɪtɪˌsɪzəm/

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criticism is pronounced in four syllables

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

“… convincing but that type of criticism is …”

meaning of criticism

Criticism is the act of judging or analyzing the merits or faults of something or someone.

criticism frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word criticism occurs in english on average 21.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics criticism 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 criticism can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;