As there must be moderation in other things, so there must be moderation in self-criticism.
Source: tatoeba (711576)
Self-criticism
//ˌsɛlfˈkɹɪtəˌsɪzəm//
Synonyms for "self-criticism"
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2 entriesderived
1 entriesTranslations
26 translations across 24 languages.
Azerbaijani
1 entries- özünü tənqidetmə noun (criticism of oneself)
Bulgarian
1 entries- самокри́тика noun (criticism of oneself)
Catalan
1 entries- autocrítica noun (criticism of oneself)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 檢討 /检讨 noun (criticism of oneself)
- 自我批評 /自我批评 noun (criticism of oneself)
Czech
1 entries- sebekritika noun (criticism of oneself)
Estonian
1 entries- enesekriitika noun (criticism of oneself)
Finnish
1 entries- itsekritiikki noun (criticism of oneself)
French
1 entries- autocritique noun (criticism of oneself)
Georgian
1 entries- თვითკრიტიკა noun (criticism of oneself)
German
1 entries- Selbstkritik noun (criticism of oneself)
Greek
1 entries- αυτοκριτική noun (criticism of oneself)
Hungarian
1 entries- önkritika noun (criticism of oneself)
Japanese
1 entries- 自己批判 noun (criticism of oneself)
Latvian
1 entries- paškritika noun (criticism of oneself)
Lithuanian
1 entries- savikritika noun (criticism of oneself)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- selvkritikk noun (criticism of oneself)
Polish
2 entries- autokrytyka noun (criticism of oneself)
- samokrytyka noun (criticism of oneself)
Portuguese
1 entries- autocrítica noun (criticism of oneself)
Romanian
1 entries- autocritică noun (criticism of oneself)
Russian
1 entries- самокри́тика noun (criticism of oneself)
Slovak
1 entries- sebakritika noun (criticism of oneself)
Spanish
1 entries- autocrítica noun (criticism of oneself)
Swedish
1 entries- självkritik noun (criticism of oneself)
Turkish
1 entries- öz eleştiri noun (criticism of oneself)
Sample sentences
8 total sentences available.
"Human stupidity is endless", I say, and for this self-criticism, I consider myself an exception.
Source: tatoeba (955373)
Your way of looking at criticism and self-criticism is not right.
Source: tatoeba (6010207)
They have no self-criticism.
Source: tatoeba (6291609)
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