Definitions for critique
krɪˈtikcri·tique

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. review, critique, critical review, review article(noun)

   an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)

2. criticism, critique(verb)

   a serious examination and judgment of something

   "constructive criticism is always appreciated"

3. review, critique(verb)

   appraise critically

   "She reviews books for the New York Times"; "Please critique this performance"

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1. critique(Noun)

   Essay in which another piece of work is criticised, reviewed, etc.

2. critique(Verb)

   To review something.

   I want you to critique this new idea of mine.

Origin: From critique, from critica, feminine of criticus; see critic.

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1. Critique(noun)

   the art of criticism

2. Critique(noun)

   a critical examination or estimate of a work of literature or art; a critical dissertation or essay; a careful and through analysis of any subject; a criticism; as, Kant's "Critique of Pure Reason."

3. Critique(noun)

   a critic; one who criticises

4. Critique

   to criticise or pass judgment upon

Origin: [F. critique, f., fr. Gr. kritikh` (sc. te`chnh) the critical art, from kritiko`s. See Critic.]

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1. Critique

   Critique is a method of disciplined, systematic analysis of a written or oral discourse. Critique is commonly understood as fault finding and negative judgement, but it can also involve merit recognition, and in the philosophical tradition it also means a methodical practice of doubt. The contemporary sense of critique has been largely influenced by the Enlightenment critique of prejudice and authority, which championed the emancipation and autonomy from religious and political authorities. Critique is an accepted format of written and oral debate. Some authors draw a distinction between critique and criticism. The distinction is not made in French, German, or Italian, where the two words both translate as critique, Kritik, and critica, respectively. According to philosopher Gianni Vattimo, criticism is used more frequently to denote literary criticism or art criticism, that is the interpretation and evaluation of literature and art; while critique may be used in the English language to refer to more general and profound writing as Kant's Critique of pure reason. Another proposed distinction is that critique is never personalized nor ad hominem, but is instead the analyses of the structure of the thought in the content of the item critiqued. This analysis then offers by way of the critique method either a rebuttal or a suggestion of further expansion upon the problems presented by the topic of that specific written or oral argumentation. Even authors that believe there might be a distinction, say that there is some ambiguity that is still unresolved.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of critique in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of critique in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of critique in a Sentence

1. Leon Aron:

   It makes sense that the Republican candidates are out to critique, and Hillary Clinton tries not to say much.

2. Iggy Azalea:

   As musicians, we receive so much critique and we really question what we're doing, but I think this validates that I'm on the right path.

3. Cat Ellington:

   I am an author of the analytical critique. And because of that, a ton of research is done by me in order to bring an examination into comprehensive being.

4. Cas Mudde:

   This is a pre-emptive strike... criticizing Fidesz mildly, before real critique comes out, and then later either not following up or accepting marginal adjustments.

5. Norman Siegel:

   SantaCon is a cultural public commentary on the Christmas season, from a critique of consumerism to cultural and charitable giving, it's part satire and has an edge.

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