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self-critical

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self-crit·i·cal (slfkrt-kl)
adj.
Critical of oneself and one's faults and weaknesses: "In my experience, no species of performing artist is as self-critical as a dancer" (Susan Sontag).

self-criti·cal·ly adv.
self-criti·cism (-krt-szm) n.

self-critical
adj
critical of oneself his self-critical attitude
Translations
self-critical [ˌselfˈkrɪtɪkl] ADJautocrítico


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