self-criticism

Definitions

1. Criticism of oneself.
   uncountable, usually
2. A practice of confessing and criticizing one's real or imagined transgressions in public settings, especially in East Asia.
   uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Examples

“to commit self-criticism”

“... commit self - criticism and allow⟳ other people to criticize him . If we do all these things , then there is hope⟳ and there is a future for Marxism . The most important thing is consistency . If you make⟳ a promise⟳ you must keep⟳ it[…]”

“This is starting to resemble⟳ (in a much lower-stakes field, it cannot be said often enough) some Union of Soviet Cinematographers self-criticism sessions for artists whose work⟳ was considered “bourgeois formalism” or whatever made Stalin’s colon clench that week.”

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