This is the 8116th most frequent Catalan word.
criticats
"Criticats" means "criticized" in English.
In this sentence, 'criticats' is used as a past participle in the passive voice, agreeing in gender and number with 'artistes', and conveying the action of being criticized.
Els artistes van ser molt criticats per la seva actuació.
The artists were heavily criticized for their performance.
Here, 'criticats' functions as an adjective describing 'temes', indicating which topics were criticized.
Hem parlat sobre els temes criticats a la reunió.
We discussed the criticized topics during the meeting.
In this context, 'criticats' is also a past participle acting adjectivally, describing 'els' and indicating those who were most criticized.