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self-critical

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /sɛlfˈkɹɪtɪkəl/

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adj

Meaning 1

Capable of criticizing oneself; able to find mistakes and possibilities for improvement in one's own work.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbh-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English critical English self-critical From self- + critical.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: autocrític — capable of criticizing oneself
  • Chinese Mandarin: 律己嚴格的 /律己严格的 (lǜjǐ yángé de) — capable of criticizing oneself
  • Chinese Mandarin: 自我批評的 /自我批评的 (zìwǒ pīpíng de) — capable of criticizing oneself
  • Dutch: zelfkritisch — capable of criticizing oneself
  • Finnish: itsekriittinen — capable of criticizing oneself
  • French: autocritique — capable of criticizing oneself
  • Georgian: თვითკრიტიკული (tvitḳriṭiḳuli) — capable of criticizing oneself
  • German: selbstkritisch — capable of criticizing oneself
  • Hungarian: önkritikus — capable of criticizing oneself
  • Italian: autocritico — capable of criticizing oneself
  • Latvian: paškritisks — capable of criticizing oneself
  • Lithuanian: savikritiškas — capable of criticizing oneself
  • Polish: samokrytyczny — capable of criticizing oneself
  • Romanian: autocritic — capable of criticizing oneself
  • Russian: самокритический (samokritičeskij) — capable of criticizing oneself
  • Slovak: sebakritický — capable of criticizing oneself
  • Spanish: autocrítico — capable of criticizing oneself
  • Swedish: självkritisk — capable of criticizing oneself