anticritic
|an-ti-crit-ic|
/ˌæn.tɪˈkrɪt.ɪk/
against critics
Etymology
'anticritic' originates from Modern English, formed from the prefix 'anti-' (from Greek 'anti-' meaning 'against') + 'critic' (from Greek 'kritikos' via Latin/French).
'anticritic' is a Modern English formation combining 'anti-' + 'critic'. 'Critic' itself comes from Greek 'kritikos' (capable of judging) which passed into Latin and French before Middle English 'critic' gave the modern English form.
Initially the elements meant 'against' + 'judge/discerner', and the compound has come to mean 'against critics' or 'opposed to criticism' in modern usage.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a person who is opposed to critics or to criticism; someone hostile to critical evaluation.
As an anticritic, he refused to engage with professional reviews and dismissed them as irrelevant.
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