self-criticism
nounUS /ˌsɛlfˈkɹɪtəˌsɪzəm/
Etymology From self- + criticism.
1
Usually Criticism of oneself.
2
Communism, Government, Human sciences, Ideology, Philosophy, Politics, Sciences Usually A practice of confessing and criticizing one's real or imagined transgressions in public settings, especially in East Asia.
- 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[…]1991, Edward A. Gargan, China's Fate: A People's Turbulent Struggle with Reform and Repression, 1980-1990, Doubleday Books:
1 more example
- 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.2003 August 16, vjmorton, “Not-so-brave heart”, in Rightwing Film Geek:
- Derived terms
- self-critical