English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Criticize Pronunciation
Criticize is pronounced KRI-ti-syz, IPA /ˈkrɪtɪˌsaɪz/.
KRI-ti-syz
US /ˈkrɪtɪˌsaɪz/
Syllables: KRI · ti · syz (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
verb: To pass unfavourable judgement on a person, a plan, or a piece of work.
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Criticize in a Sentence
- It is easier to criticize the design than to improve it.
- She criticized the handling of the whole affair.
- Nobody wants to be criticized in public.
Common Mispronunciations of Criticize
Not KRI-ti-seez
The close rhymes with eyes, so it lands on a full syz with no long ee in it.
Not kri-TY-syz
Only the opening beat is loud, and the two behind it run away quietly.
Tip: Critic and criticize both lead at the front, while critique moves the beat to the end: kri-TEEK.
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