autocritique

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noun

Self-criticism.

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Meanings

nounautocritique (countable and uncountable, plural autocritiques)

plural autocritiques

  1. countableuncountableSelf-criticism.

    There's still plenty of narcissism involved in this autocritique.

    1991 December 20, Jonathan Rosenbaum, “Hook and Crook”, in Chicago Reader
verbautocritique (third-person singular simple present autocritiques, present participle autocritiquing, simple past and past participle autocritiqued)

present singular third person autocritiques · participle present autocritiquing · participle past autocritiqued · past autocritiqued

  1. To criticize one's own ideas.

Origin

From auto- + critique.

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Cite this entry
APA

autocritique. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autocritique

MLA

“autocritique.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autocritique. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autocritique,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autocritique.

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