Meanings of overt criticism in English

Somewhere, beneath the overt criticism and disapproval, he suspected she was proud of his accomplishments.

By the same token, a gentle reminder or prompt is likely to get you much further than overt criticism.

In the countryside, villagers privately say life has become harder but there is little overt criticism of the government.

Ms Obama's overt criticism of Mr Trump is unprecedented, with no First Lady every attacking a sitting President in a memoir before.

While light on overt criticism of Trump and his policies, her performance was praised as sending a message of inclusion, hope and acceptance

Despite a heavy secret police presence, uniformed police stayed in the background as demonstrators carefully avoided overt criticism of the king or Islamist chanting.