German VERB B1 Rank 1560

kritisieren

to criticize

kritisieren – kritisierte – hat kritisiert

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Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry kritisieren, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.

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kritisieren vs angreifen

to attack

Both verbs describe sharp negative statements about a person or thing. „Kritisieren“ can be an objective assessment of mistakes or problems, whereas „angreifen“ presents the statement as personal or particularly aggressive. Choose „kritisieren“ for objective criticism and „angreifen“ for a confrontational tone.

Visual example for angreifen
kritisieren

Die Journalistin kritisierte den Plan wegen seiner hohen Kosten.

The journalist criticized the plan because of its high costs.

angreifen

Der Abgeordnete griff den Minister in der Debatte persönlich an.

The member of parliament personally attacked the minister during the debate.

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