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kritisch

critical

adjective KRI-tish Less Common
Mind & Emotions Attitudes

Origin: from Greek kritikos

Usage Note

kritisch covers both 'fault-finding' (kritisch gegenüber etwas sein, to be critical of something) and 'dangerously decisive', as in eine kritische Phase ('a critical phase'). The matching verb is kritisieren and the noun Kritik.

Examples

"Sie ist sehr kritisch gegenüber Politikern."

Natural Translation

She is very critical of politicians.

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