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Cambridge English: CPE (C2 Proficiency) - Crítica y Censura

Aprende vocabulario avanzado de CPE para la crítica y la censura, incluyendo desaprobación, condena, reprensión, culpa, reproche y juicios fuertemente negativos.

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Cambridge English: CPE (C2 Proficiency)
to admonish

to give criticism or a warning to someone for doing something that is wrong

advertir

advertir

Ex: The parent was admonishing the child for running into the street without looking. 

El padre reprendía al niño por correr a la calle sin mirar.

to berate
to berate
[Verbo]

to criticize someone angrily and harshly

reprender

reprender

Ex: The coach berated the team for their lack of effort during the crucial game. 

El entrenador reprendió al equipo por su falta de esfuerzo durante el juego crucial.

to chasten
to chasten
[Verbo]

to strongly criticize or rebuke someone for their actions

reprender, amonestar

reprender, amonestar

Ex: The minister chastened the government for its corruption. 

El ministro reprendió al gobierno por su corrupción.

to chide
to chide
[Verbo]

to express mild disapproval, often in a gentle or corrective manner

reprender

reprender

Ex: The coach chided the team for their lack of teamwork during the crucial match. 

El entrenador reprendió al equipo por su falta de trabajo en equipo durante el partido crucial.

to denigrate

to intentionally make harmful statements to damage a person or thing's worth or reputation

denigrar

denigrar

Ex: In a heated argument, she denigrated her coworker, making false accusations to harm their professional standing. 

En una discusión acalorada, ella denigró a su compañero de trabajo, haciendo acusaciones falsas para dañar su reputación profesional.

to deride
to deride
[Verbo]

to insult or make fun of someone as if they are stupid or worthless

ridiculizar

ridiculizar

Ex: She felt hurt when her colleagues derided her new project. 

Ella se sintió herida cuando sus colegas se burlaron de su nuevo proyecto.

to disparage

to speak negatively about someone, often shaming them

menospreciar, despreciar

menospreciar, despreciar

Ex: In the upcoming debate, both candidates may attempt to disparage each other's policies. 

En el próximo debate, ambos candidatos pueden intentar desacreditar las políticas del otro.

to fulminate

to strongly criticize or condemn

fulminar

fulminar

Ex: The activist fulminated against corporate greed, denouncing companies for prioritizing profits over social responsibility. 

El activista fulminó contra la codicia corporativa, denunciando a las empresas por priorizar las ganancias sobre la responsabilidad social.

to inveigh
to inveigh
[Verbo]

to complain or speak against something forcefully and bitterly

vituperar contra

vituperar contra

Ex: Critics inveighed against the film's weak plot and poor acting. 

Los críticos invectivaron contra la débil trama y la mala actuación de la película.

to lambaste

to criticize or reprimand severely and publicly

arremeter contra

arremeter contra

Ex: Tomorrow, the CEO will lambaste the team for their failure to meet sales targets. 

Mañana, el CEO reprenderá severamente al equipo por no cumplir con los objetivos de ventas.

to malign
to malign
[Verbo]

to say bad and untrue things about someone, typically to damage their reputation

calumniar a

calumniar a

Ex: Critics maligned the singer's outgoing personality after several scandals. 

Los críticos difamaron la personalidad extrovertida del cantante después de varios escándalos.

to rail
to rail
[Verbo]

to strongly and angrily criticize or complain about something

clamar

clamar

Ex: The disgruntled employee spent the meeting railing about the company's policies. 

El empleado descontento pasó la reunión quejándose amargamente de las políticas de la empresa.

to reproach

to blame someone for a mistake they made

reprochar

reprochar

Ex: Instead of shouting, the manager chose to reproach the employee privately for the error in the report. 

En lugar de gritar, el gerente optó por reprochar al empleado en privado por el error en el informe.

to deprecate

to not support and be against something or someone

desaprobar

desaprobar

Ex: The teacher deprecated cheating in any form and emphasized the importance of academic integrity. 

El profesor desaprobó el engaño en cualquier forma y enfatizó la importancia de la integridad académica.

to flay
to flay
[Verbo]

to criticize someone severely, often in public

desollar, destripar

desollar, destripar

Ex: The teacher flayed the students for not completing their assignments. 

El profesor desolló a los estudiantes por no completar sus tareas.

to excoriate

to severely condemn through a harsh verbal criticism or attack

vituperar

vituperar

Ex: Rather than constructive criticism, she prefers a supportive approach to coaching without excoriating mistakes. 

En lugar de críticas constructivas, ella prefiere un enfoque de apoyo en el entrenamiento sin condenar severamente los errores.

to lampoon
to lampoon
[Verbo]

to criticize or joke about someone or something in public

satirizar

satirizar

Ex: The comedian lampooned celebrity culture during the show. 

El comediante lampooned la cultura de las celebridades durante el espectáculo.

to scoff
to scoff
[Verbo]

to mock with contempt

mofarse

mofarse

Ex: The critics scoffed at the new invention. 

Los críticos se burlaron del nuevo invento.

to vilify
to vilify
[Verbo]

to spread bad and awful commentaries about someone in order to damage their reputation

vilipendiar

vilipendiar

Ex: The rival company may attempt to vilify our product in the upcoming marketing campaign. 

La empresa rival podría intentar vilipendiar nuestro producto en la próxima campaña de marketing.

aspersion
aspersion
[Sustantivo]

the act of damaging a person's character or reputation

calumnia

calumnia

Ex: They launched aspersions against the committee's integrity. 

Lanzaron aspersiones contra la integridad del comité.

altercation
altercation
[Sustantivo]

a noisy dispute

altercado

altercado

Ex: The witness described the altercation as intense and chaotic. 

El testigo describió la altercación como intensa y caótica.

animadversion
animadversion
[Sustantivo]

a critical remark

reprobación

reprobación

Ex: His speech received animadversions from several colleagues. 

Su discurso recibió animadversiones de varios colegas.

anathema
anathema
[Sustantivo]

a formal church curse officially excluding a person from a religious community

anatema

anatema

Ex: The pope pronounced anathema on those who defied church law. 

El papa pronunció anatema sobre quienes desafiaban la ley de la Iglesia.

calumny
calumny
[Sustantivo]

a false statement meant to misrepresent someone

calumnia

calumnia

Ex: Spreading calumny about rivals is unethical in politics. 

Difundir calumnias sobre los rivales es poco ético en política.

castigation
castigation
[Sustantivo]

the act of inflicting a penalty or other form of punishment

castigo, penalización

castigo, penalización

Ex: The law allows for castigation of those who harm protected wildlife. 

La ley permite la castigación de quienes dañan la vida silvestre protegida.

diatribe
diatribe
[Sustantivo]

a harsh and severe criticism or verbal attack that is aimed toward a person or thing

diatriba

diatriba

Ex: The critic’s review read more like a diatribe than an objective analysis. 

La reseña del crítico sonaba más a una diatriba que a un análisis objetivo.

harangue
harangue
[Sustantivo]

a loud, forceful, and emotional speech or lecture, intended to persuade or criticize

arenga

arenga

Ex: The coach's harangue motivated the team before the match. 

La arenga del entrenador motivó al equipo antes del partido.

homily
homily
[Sustantivo]

a short moral lecture, offering advice on behavior

homilía, sermón

homilía, sermón

Ex: His speech was more a homily than a formal lecture. 

Su discurso fue más una homilía que una conferencia formal.

imprecation
imprecation
[Sustantivo]

the act of speaking a curse or wish for harm to come to someone, often as an insult or expression of anger

imprecación

imprecación

Ex: Ancient warriors would hurl imprecations at their enemies before battle. 

Los guerreros antiguos lanzaban imprecaciones a sus enemigos antes de la batalla.

catcall
catcall
[Sustantivo]

a shout expressing disapproval, made at a public event or performance

silbido, abucheo

silbido, abucheo

Ex: The actor ignored the catcalls during the controversial scene. 

El actor ignoró los silbidos durante la escena controvertida.

invective
invective
[Sustantivo]

the usage of abusive, insulting, and rude language when one is extremely angry

invectiva

invectiva

Ex: He couldn’t believe the invective hurled at him during the meeting. 

No podía creer las invectivas que le lanzaron durante la reunión.

tirade
tirade
[Sustantivo]

a lengthy speech that uses harsh and angry language and intends to condemn or criticize

diatriba

diatriba

Ex: He went on a tirade about the unfair treatment he received from his colleagues. 

Se lanzó en una perorata sobre el trato injusto que recibió de sus colegas.

stricture
stricture
[Sustantivo]

a severe criticism of something or someone

restricción

restricción

Ex: The author responded to the stricture by revising parts of his manuscript. 

El autor respondió a la crítica severa revisando partes de su manuscrito.

polemic
polemic
[Sustantivo]

a speech or piece of writing that strongly criticizes someone or something

polémica

polémica

Ex: She published a polemic criticizing government policies. 

Ella publicó una polémica criticando las políticas gubernamentales.

vituperation
vituperation
[Sustantivo]

a type of criticism or insult that is hurtful and angry

vituperación

vituperación

Ex: The online forum was overwhelmed with vituperation directed at the new policy. 

El foro en línea estaba abrumado por vituperación dirigida a la nueva política.

askance
askance
[Adverbio]

in a way that shows doubt, suspicion, or disapproval

con recelo, con desconfianza

con recelo, con desconfianza

Ex: She glanced askance at his excuse, clearly not believing it. 

Ella miró de reojo su excusa, claramente sin creerla.

captious
captious
[Adjetivo]

tending to raise petty objections

criticón

criticón

Ex: His captious remarks annoyed everyone in the meeting. 

Sus comentarios quisquillosos molestaron a todos en la reunión.

censorious
censorious
[Adjetivo]

(of one's behavior) severely criticizing and disapproving

censurador

censurador

Ex: The committee's censorious attitude towards innovative proposals stifled creativity in the workplace. 

La actitud censora del comité hacia las propuestas innovadoras sofocó la creatividad en el lugar de trabajo.

incredulous
incredulous
[Adjetivo]

unwilling or unable to believe something

incrédulo

incrédulo

Ex: The scientist remained incredulous despite the compelling evidence. 

El científico permaneció incrédulo a pesar de la evidencia convincente.

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