countercriticize

verb

To respond to (a person who is criticizing) with a criticism of one's own.

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Meanings

verbcountercriticize (third-person singular simple present countercriticizes, present participle countercriticizing, simple past and past participle countercriticized)

present singular third person countercriticizes · participle present countercriticizing · participle past countercriticized · past countercriticized

  1. transitiveTo respond to (a person who is criticizing) with a criticism of one's own.

Origin

From counter- + criticize.

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APA

countercriticize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countercriticize

MLA

“countercriticize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countercriticize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “countercriticize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countercriticize.

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