What does critique mean?

Definitions for critique
krɪˈtikcri·tique

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. review, critique, critical review, review articlenoun

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

  2. criticism, critiqueverb

    a serious examination and judgment of something

    "constructive criticism is always appreciated"

  3. review, critiqueverb

    appraise critically

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

Wiktionary

  1. critiquenoun

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

  2. critiqueverb

    To review something.

    I want you to critique this new idea of mine.

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

Wikipedia

  1. Critique

    Critique is a method of disciplined, systematic study of a written or oral discourse. Although critique is commonly understood as fault finding and negative judgment, 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.The term critique derives, via French, from κριτική (kritikē), meaning "the faculty of judging", that is, discerning the value of persons or things. Critique is also known as major logic, as opposed to minor logic or dialectics.

ChatGPT

  1. critique

    Critique refers to the process of analyzing, evaluating, and giving feedback or judgment on a particular work, idea, or performance. It involves assessing the strengths, weaknesses, merits, and flaws to provide constructive criticism, insights, suggestions, or recommendations to enhance or improve the subject under review. Critique can be applied to various domains, including art, literature, films, research papers, speeches, or any creative or intellectual endeavor.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Critiquenoun

    the art of criticism

  2. Critiquenoun

    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. Critiquenoun

    a critic; one who criticises

  4. Critique

    to criticise or pass judgment upon

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

Wikidata

  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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  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. President Obama:

    President Obama, for President Obama part, mostly has steered clear of taking shots at President Obama successor. But an avalanche of criticism on Monday about alleged Russian interference in the presidential election, mostly from Democratic leaders, gave way to an extended critique from Earnest during the White House press briefing. Speaking later with Trevor Noah, President Obama echoed Earnest in noting that Donald Trump had joked the Russians should hack Democratic rival Hillary Clinton’s secret email server to recover tens of thousands of emails she had deleted prior to an FBI investigation. The President-elect in some of Trevor Noah political events specifically said to the Russians, hack Hillary's emails so we can finally find out what's going on and confirm our conspiracy theories.

  2. Mr Wrighton:

    At that time, and without more context on the origin or intent of the posters, I responded hastily to the student, writing that I, too, was concerned. University staff also responded to ensure the posters were removed. These responses were mistakes. Every member of the GW community should feel welcome and supported, but I should have taken more time to understand the entire situation before commenting, i have since learned from our university’s scholars that the posters were designed by a Chinese-Australian artist, Badiucao, and they are a critique of China’s policies. Upon full understanding, I do not view these posters as racist ; they are political statements.

  3. Claire Fallon:

    It magnifies and enacts the sort of reductive tropes and expectations we face in the real world, especially the real dating world, watching 'The Bachelor' means watching a more exaggerated version of the sexist landscape we navigate, but the exaggeration (and the remove of watching it on TV) makes it easier to observe, discuss, and critique.

  4. Oscar Auliq-Ice:

    Don't allow yourself to be satisfied with your success. Critique what you've achieved and ask what you can learn from others.

  5. Matt Stoller:

    Freedom From Facebook was looking for a way to discredit us so they weaponized false allegations of anti-Semitism to distract from the critique, which they're actually quite afraid of, which is the critique of monopolization, it never crossed our mind that this was anything but a symbol of monopoly.

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