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In a way, a certain amount of self-criticism is a good thing, because it keeps you humble. Realizing that no matter what success you've achieved, you can still make enemies makes you humble, too.
Lynn Johnston

Meaning of "self-criticism" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SELF-CRITICISM

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SELF-CRITICISM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Self-Criticism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SELF-CRITICISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

self-criticism

Self-criticism

Self-criticism refers to the pointing out of things critical/important to one's own beliefs, thoughts, actions, behaviour or results; it can form part of private, personal reflection or a group discussion. It is an essential element of critical thought, with many regarding it as healthy and necessary for learning.

Definition of self-criticism in the English dictionary

The definition of self-criticism in the dictionary is unfavourable or severe judgement of oneself, one's abilities, one's actions, etc.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SELF-CRITICISM

self-confidence
self-confident
self-confidently
self-congratulation
self-congratulatory
self-conscious
self-consciously
self-consciousness
self-contained
self-containedly
self-containedness
self-contempt
self-contradiction
self-contradictory
self-control
self-controlled
self-controlling
self-correcting
self-critical
self-deceit

WORDS THAT END LIKE SELF-CRITICISM

aestheticism
agnosticism
athleticism
Catholicism
criticism
cynicism
eclecticism
eroticism
exoticism
fanaticism
historicism
literary criticism
mosaicism
mysticism
neoclassicism
neuroticism
racism
romanticism
scepticism
scholasticism
skepticism

Synonyms and antonyms of self-criticism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «self-criticism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SELF-CRITICISM

Find out the translation of self-criticism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of self-criticism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «self-criticism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

自我批评
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

autocrítica
570 millions of speakers

English

self-criticism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आत्म आलोचना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

النقد الذاتي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

самокритика
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

autocrítica
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আত্মসমালোচনা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

autocritique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kritikan diri sendiri
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Selbstkritik
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

自己批判
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

자기 비판
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kritik dhéwé
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tự phê bình
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுய விமர்சனத்தை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आत्म-टीका
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Özeleştiri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

autocritica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

samokrytyka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

самокритика
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

auto-critica
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αυτοκριτική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

self- kritiek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

självkritik
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

selvkritikk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of self-criticism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SELF-CRITICISM»

The term «self-criticism» is quite widely used and occupies the 51.518 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SELF-CRITICISM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about self-criticism

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3 QUOTES WITH «SELF-CRITICISM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word self-criticism.
1
Charles Horton Cooley
One should never criticize his own work except in a fresh and hopeful mood. The self-criticism of a tired mind is suicide.
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Lynn Johnston
In a way, a certain amount of self-criticism is a good thing, because it keeps you humble. Realizing that no matter what success you've achieved, you can still make enemies makes you humble, too.
3
Rachel Ward
I've been as critically rubbished as acclaimed and the worst thing about that is that it usually plays into your own self-criticism.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SELF-CRITICISM»

Discover the use of self-criticism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to self-criticism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Embracing Your Inner Critic: Turning Self-Criticism into a ...
Hal and Sidra Stone are the creators of "Voice Dialogue" process, a therapy that transforms the inner critic from crippling adversary to productive ally.
Hal Stone, 2011
2
Self-criticism and self-enhancement: theory, research, and ...
In this book, editor Edward C. Chang has enlisted over 25 distinguished psychologists and scholars who present the pros and cons of regarding self-criticism or self-enhancement as either good or bad.
Edward Chin-Ho Chang, 2008
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Self-Criticism After the Defeat
The landmark book that marked a turning point in Arab discourse about society and politics on publication in 1968
Sadik J. Al-Azm, 2011
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Pathological Self-Criticism: Assesment and Treatment
In addition, the volume is complete with therapeutic intervention strategies to help patients abandon pathological self-critical practices.
Raymond M. Bergner, 2010
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The History and Anatomy of Auctorial Self-criticism in the ...
This study outlines the history and anatomy of the European apology tradition from the sixth century BCE to 1500 for the first time.
Anita Obermeier, 1999
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Perfectionism, Appearance Self-criticism, and Appearance ...
In this study, a self-punitiveness model previously used in the area of depression was applied to the study of eating disorder symptoms.
Dina Buttu, 2006
7
The self-criticism of science: The contemporary philosophy ...
The understanding of scientific knowledge requires reflective thinking.
Alexis Karpouzos, Think.Lab, Αλέξης Καρπούζος, 2013
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Cameroon’s Post-independence Generations and Self-Criticism:
Why does a country with one of the best brains in both Francophone and Anglophone Africa fail to develop an intelligentsia that is capable of challenging the anachronistic six-decade old French-imposed system?
Janvier Tchouteu-Chando
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Art Theory and Criticism: An Anthology of Formalist, ...
He attributes the vitality of Modernism to the use of self -criticism. The self-critical method works from within, using the procedures of that which is being criticized, like Kant's use of logic to criticize logic. Modernist art, by using self-criticism, ...
Sally Everett, 1995
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Nietzsche and Psychoanalysis
In the "Attempt at a Self-Criticism," which Nietzsche later added as a preface to The Birth of Tragedy, he writes that the book has "an artist's metaphysics in the background" (BT, "Attempt at a Self-Criticism," 2). In the same prefatory critique he ...
Daniel Chapelle, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SELF-CRITICISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term self-criticism is used in the context of the following news items.
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Cameron needs bit more humility and self-criticism
... prove how liberal we are. If we really wish to reduce Muslim anger, a good deal more self-criticism and humility is long overdue. DAVID McDOWALL. By email ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
2
The Terrible Fallout of Self-Criticism
When your inside voice shouts at you constantly over minor offences like forgetting to buy milk, the effect is not like listening to Baroque music. Calling yourself ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
3
Kiev Needs Self-Criticism and Tough Love
Whoever fired the first shot in Mukacheve, eastern Ukraine, last week's confrontation between gunmen of the ultranationalist Right Sector movement and the ... «Russia!, Jul 15»
4
How to Stop Self-Criticism and Constructively Work on Your …
Overly harsh self-criticism has been showed to undermine motivation, impede progress toward goals, and increase procrastination. So, how can you deal with ... «PsychCentral.com, Jul 15»
5
Muslims Need Serious Self-Criticism
If anyone, including Muslims, follows the news, s/he would probably say "something wrong is happening with Muslims". The violence, specifically perpetrated in ... «OpEdNews, Jun 15»
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Neutralise Self-Criticism By Imagining It In A Loved Ones' Voice
Being able to acknowledge your faults is a useful skill. Being critical of yourself to the point of crippling your motivation isn't. The next time you're feeling down on ... «Lifehacker Australia, May 15»
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Neutralize Self-Criticism By Imagining it in a Loved Ones' Voice
Being able to acknowledge your faults is a useful skill. Being critical of yourself to the point of crippling your motivation isn't. The next time you're feeling down on ... «Lifehacker, May 15»
8
How WHO revised its self-criticism over Ebola handling
The WHO issued a statement acknowledging failings in the handling of the Ebola crisis - and then corrected it just an hour later with the release of a version that ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
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Doğan committee engages in self-criticism over publications …
Doğan Media Group's Publishing Principles Committee, a board that supervises media ethics in all Doğan Holding-linked media outlets, held an extraordinary ... «Hurriyet Daily News, Apr 15»
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Against Self-Criticism
Self-criticism can be our most unpleasant – our most sadomasochistic – way of ... Self-criticism, and the self as critical, are essential to our sense, our picture, ... «London Review of Books, Feb 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Self-Criticism [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/self-criticism>. Apr 2024 ».
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