criticize

to say that you do not like something or someone and to give reasons why

criticizar, censurar, reprochar

• criticize somebody/something for sth

Collocations criticize a policy · criticize someone's work

• The newspaper criticized the government's decision.

  El periódico criticizó la decisión del gobierno.

to point out the bad or wrong parts of something, especially in a way that is not kind

criticizar, señalar defectos

• criticize somebody/something for sth

Collocations criticize a performance · criticize someone's behavior

• She criticized him for being late.

  Ella lo criticó por llegar tarde.

to carefully examine something, especially in order to find faults or problems with it

analizar, examinar críticamente

• criticize sth

Collocations criticize a theory · criticize an argument

• The book criticizes the government's economic policies.

  El libro critica las políticas económicas del gobierno.