The architect welcomed constructive criticism from the review board, using their suggestions to refine the building's energy-efficient design.
建筑师欢迎评审委员会的建设性批评，利用他们的建议改进了建筑的节能设计。
- This suggests earlier criticism reflected social bias rather than an objective linguistic problem.
From a Rhetorical Synthesis question · Expression of Ideas
A workplace study found that employees who received specific, actionable feedback from managers ('revise the third paragraph to include supporting data') improved their performance more over three months than employees who received only general praise or general criticism without specific suggestions.
From a Central Ideas and Details question · Information and Ideas
A restaurant critic's column begins by praising a dish's presentation in vivid, admiring language, only for the tone to shift abruptly midway through the same paragraph into pointed criticism of its blandness.
From a Text Structure and Purpose question · Craft and Structure
Which choice best defines “criticism”?
D — The act of expressing disapproval and noting the problems or faults. “criticism” means the act of expressing disapproval and noting the problems or faults.
Which word means “the act of expressing disapproval and noting the problems or faults”?
B — criticism. “criticism” means the act of expressing disapproval and noting the problems or faults.
criticism — the act of expressing disapproval and noting the problems or faults. In Chinese: 批评.
criticism is pronounced /ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm/.
The architect welcomed constructive criticism from the review board, using their suggestions to refine the building's energy-efficient design. (建筑师欢迎评审委员会的建设性批评，利用他们的建议改进了建筑的节能设计。)
censure, condemnation, disapproval — all close in meaning to criticism (the act of expressing disapproval and noting the problems or faults).
praise, approval — each the opposite of criticism (the act of expressing disapproval and noting the problems or faults).
Yes. criticism is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.