self-criticism

self- +‎ criticism

self-criticism

1. Criticism of oneself.
2. (communism, Juche) a practice of confessing and criticizing one's real or imagined transgressions in public settings, especially in East Asia.

   to commit self-criticism

   • 1991, Edward A. Gargan, China's Fate: A People's Turbulent Struggle with Reform and Repression, 1980-1990, Doubleday Books:

     ... 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 […]

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