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How to Say "criticized" in Spanish

The Spanish word forcriticizedis atacóB1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

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atacó

VerbB1
verbally attacking someone's ideas or reputation
A cartoon figure is pointing an accusatory and exaggeratedly sharp finger directly at another, smaller cartoon figure who is recoiling slightly, representing harsh verbal criticism.

Examples

El político atacó la propuesta de su rival en el debate.

The politician attacked his rival's proposal in the debate.

Ella atacó su argumento con datos irrefutables.

She attacked his argument with irrefutable data.

Figurative Use

Even though it means 'attack,' when used with words like 'propuesta' (proposal) or 'argumento' (argument), it means to challenge or dismantle those ideas forcefully.

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