harsh criticism

collocation in English

meaningsofharshandcriticism

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harsh
adjective
uk
/hɑːʃ/us
/hɑːrʃ/
unpleasant, unkind, cruel, or more severe than ...
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criticism
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈkrɪt.ɪ.sɪ.zəm/us
/ˈkrɪt̬.ɪ.sɪ.zəm/
the act of saying that something or someone ...
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(Definition ofharshandcriticismfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofharsh criticism

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Nonetheless, similar risk-liability proposals have been discussed by legal philosophers and have generally received quiteharshcriticism.
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Those who attempted to deny this racial essence met withharshcriticism.
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The term "the mentally ill" came in forharshcriticismbecause it focuses on only one of a person's many qualities.
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No correspondent or editor, no matter how objective he might be, would be predisposed toharshcriticismafter his trip had been underwritten.
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This would be aharshcriticismif we were to judge them the way we have been taught to evaluate apartments based entirely on measurable values.
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This has also led toharshcriticism.
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By contrast, experiences of emotional neglect coupled withharshcriticismand punishment may lead to core beliefs that the self is unlovable and the future is hopeless.
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We have heard some very fundamental,harshcriticismof the bureaucratic procedures.
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I think there was a fair amount of discussion and some degree ofharshcriticismabout that measure.
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That may be aharshcriticism, but it is there all the same.
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Forharshcriticismto be justified it must be based on fair play and impartial treatment.
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No one who knows anything of them will join in anyharshcriticismof their ability and capacity.
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He talked about the possibility of trade union consultation and the rest, but he offered noharshcriticismat all.
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There is nothing wrong with that, and that is not aharshcriticism.
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It may have beenharshcriticism, but it was perfectly fair.
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I do not think that is aharshcriticism, because it does not involve us in individual action.
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I thought that was ratherharshcriticismof a body which is not here to defend itself.
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That seems an unjust and undulyharshcriticism.
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Our level of flexibility, our level of creativity, our ability to respond, to act and to look for compromises surely do not merit suchharshcriticism.
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