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1. (n.) criticism
an act of passing judgment as to the merits of anything.
2. criticism
an act of passing severe judgment; censure.
3. criticism
an unfavorable comment or judgment.
4. criticism
the act or occupation of analyzing and evaluating a literary or artistic work, musical or dramatic performance, etc.
5. criticism
a critique.
6. criticism
any of various methods of studying texts or documents for the purpose of dating them, evaluating their authenticity, etc.
Etymology: (1600–10)
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| Definition of 'criticism' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) criticism, unfavorable judgment
disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings
"the senator received severe criticism from his opponent"
2. (noun) criticism, critique
a serious examination and judgment of something
"constructive criticism is always appreciated"
3. (noun) criticism, literary criticism
a written evaluation of a work of literature
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1. (noun) criticism
≠ praise
his criticism of the plan
2. criticism
draw criticism
to cause criticism
remarks that drew criticism from the Democrats
3. criticism
constructive criticism
helpful criticism
She gave me some constructive criticism about my leadership style.
4. criticism
the professional activity of judging film, literature, arts, etc.
literary criticism
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) criticism
the rules and principles which regulate the practice of the critic; the art of judging with knowledge and propriety of the beauties and faults of a literary performance, or of a production in the fine arts; as, dramatic criticism
2. (noun) criticism
the act of criticising; a critical judgment passed or expressed; a critical observation or detailed examination and review; a critique; animadversion; censure
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Sense: to give an opinion of or judgement on a book etc.
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 Afrikaans: kritiek, beoordeling, res |
 Arabic: نَقْد، إنتِقاد |
 Bulgarian: критика |
 Brazilian: crítica |
 Czech: kritika, posudek |
 German: die Kritik |
 Danish: kritik |
 Greek: κριτική |
 Spanish: crítica |
 Estonian: arvustus |
 Farsi: نقد |
 Finnish: arvostelu |
 French: critique |
 Hebrew: בִּיקוֹרֶת |
 Hindi: आलोचना, समीक्षा |
 Croatian: kritika |
 Hungarian: (mű)bírálat, kritika |
 Indonesian: kritik |
 Icelandic: gagnrÿni |
 Italian: critica |
 Japanese: 批評 |
 Korean: 비평 |
 Lithuanian: kritika |
 Latvian: kritika |
 Malay: kritikan |
 Dutch: kritiek |
 Norwegian: (tekst)kritikk; klaging |
 Polish: krytyka |
 Persian: نقد |
 Pashto: نقد |
 Portuguese: crítica |
 Romanian: critică |
 Russian: критика |
 Slovak: kritika |
 Slovenian: ocena, kritika |
 Serbian: kritika |
 Swedish: kritik |
 Thai: การวิจารณ์ |
 Turkish: eleştirme, tenkit |
 Taiwanese: 批判 |
 Ukrainian: критика; критичний розгля |
 Urdu: تنقيد |
 Vietnamese: sự phê bình |
 Chinese: 批评 |
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