Ancient Greek word root · Knowledge & Belief

crit-: judging, deciding

crit- is an Ancient Greek root meaning “judging, deciding”. Learn its variants and explore 1 connected words.

Meaning and variants

Meaning: judging, deciding

Root forms: crit-, crisi-

Source word: κρίνω — to separate, divide, part, distinguish between two things or people or among a group of things or people

Word family and examples

• critic

  a person who expresses an unfavorable opinion or judges merit

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