English-German translations for criticism

• Kritik die
  Offen gesagt, ich teile diese Kritik nicht. Frankly, I do not share these criticisms.
  Ich wehre mich vehement gegen diese Art von Kritik. I fundamentally disagree with this type of criticism.
  Das ist jedoch nicht als Kritik an ihr gemeint. However, that is not meant to be a criticism of her.
• Tadel der
  Herr Präsident! Ich habe gelernt, dass es sinnvoll ist, Lob und Tadel miteinander zu verbinden und dass das pädagogisch wertvoll ist. Mr President, I have learned the wisdom and educational value of tempering criticism with praise.
  Bestürzung ruft jedoch der scharfe Tadel hervor, den Kouchner in diesen Tagen an die französische Regierung gerichtet hat. What is disconcerting, however, is Mr Kouchner' s sharp criticism levelled at the French Government these days.

Definition of criticism

• The act of criticising; a critical judgment passed or expressed
• a critical observation or detailed examination and review

Examples

• The politician received a lot of public criticism for his controversial stance on the issue.

Related words

• self-criticism
• ecocriticism
• anticriticism
• neocriticism
• empiriocriticism
• criticism of the church
• source criticism
• literary criticism
• constructive criticism