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critical adjective

  /ˈkɹɪt.ɪ.kəl/ , [ˈkɹɪɾ.ɪ.kəl]
  • Inclined to find fault or criticize.
  • (medicine) Of a patient condition involving unstable vital signs and a prognosis that predicts the condition could worsen; or, a patient condition that requires urgent treatment in an intensive care or critical care medical facility.
  • Likely to go out of control if disturbed, that is, opposite of stable.
  • (physics) Of a temperature that is equal to the temperature of the critical point of a substance, i.e. the temperature above which the substance cannot be liquefied.
 critico
  • Pertaining to, or indicating, a crisis or turning point.
 critico, delicato, incerto
  • Extremely important.
 determinante, essenziale, fondamentale

criticize verb

  /ˈkɹɪtɪsaɪz/
  • To find fault (with something).
 criticare
  • To evaluate (something), assessing its merits and faults.
 criticare, giudicare, valutare

critic noun

  /ˈkɹɪt.ɪk/
  • A person who appraises the works of others.
  • A specialist in judging works of art.
 critico
  • One who criticizes; a person who finds fault.
 critico, polemista
  • An opponent.
 avversario, concorrente, oppositore

criticism noun

  /ˈkɹɪtɪsɪzəm/
  • (uncountable) The act of criticising; a critical judgment passed or expressed
 critica

critically adverb

  /ˈkɹɪt.ɪ.kəl.i/ , /ˈkɹɪt.ɪk.li/ , [ˈkɹɪɾ.ɪk.li]
  • In a critical manner; with, or in terms of, criticism.
 criticamente

critics

critica
critical point
punto critico
critical thinking
pensiero critico
critical mass
massa critica
critical hit
colpo critico
self-critical
autocritico
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