autocriticarse

To self-critique — examine and judge one's own work, performance, or behavior, often in a constructive or professional sense: el equipo se autocriticó después del proyecto para mejorar. Common in workplace, artistic, and political contexts.

• El equipo se autocriticó después del proyecto para identificar errores. — The team critiqued itself after the project to identify mistakes.
• El escritor se autocritica sin piedad antes de publicar nada. — The writer critiques himself mercilessly before publishing anything.
• El partido se autocriticó públicamente tras la derrota electoral. — The party publicly self-criticized after the electoral defeat.

Confusing autocriticarse with autocensurarse — autocriticarse is honest self-assessment, usually meant to improve; autocensurarse is holding back speech or work out of fear. They're not synonyms.

Often confused with autocensurarse.