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characterization

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˌkærəktərəˈzeɪʃən/ · UK /ˌkærəktəraɪˈzeɪʃən/

characterization means: The way you describe someone or something, often showing your opinion of them.

noun

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The way you describe someone or something, often showing your opinion of them.

  • That characterization is unfair.
  • She challenged his characterization of her work as careless.
  • The article offered a more accurate characterization of the dispute.

How to use it: characterization of someone/something as something (I reject his characterization of the plan as reckless.)

Similar words: description, portrayal, representation

Common phrases: unfair characterization, accurate characterization, characterization of someone, characterization as something

Questions about characterization

What does characterization mean?

The way you describe someone or something, often showing your opinion of them.

What is characterization in other languages?

Türkçe: nitelendirme · Español: caracterización · Français: caractérisation · Deutsch: Charakterisierung · Italiano: caratterizzazione · 日本語: 特徴づけ

How do you pronounce characterization?

In American English /ˌkærəktərəˈzeɪʃən/; in British English /ˌkærəktəraɪˈzeɪʃən/.

How do you use characterization in a sentence?

That characterization is unfair. She challenged his characterization of her work as careless.

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