criticism
Americannoun
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the act of passing judgment as to the merits of anything.
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the act of passing severe judgment; censure; faultfinding.
- Synonyms:
- animadversion, stricture
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the act or art of analyzing and evaluating or judging the quality of a literary or artistic work, musical performance, art exhibit, dramatic production, etc.
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any of various methods of studying texts or documents for the purpose of dating or reconstructing them, evaluating their authenticity, analyzing their content or style, etc..
historical criticism; literary criticism.
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investigation of the text, origin, etc., of literary documents, especially Biblical ones.
textual criticism.
noun
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the act or an instance of making an unfavourable or severe judgment, comment, etc
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the analysis or evaluation of a work of art, literature, etc
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the occupation of a critic
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a work that sets out to evaluate or analyse
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Also called: textual criticism. the investigation of a particular text, with related material, in order to establish an authentic text
Related Words
See review.
Other Word Forms
- countercriticism noun
- overcriticism noun
- precriticism noun
Etymology
Origin of criticism
Example Sentences
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His defence has also come in for criticism with his failure to deal with a kick ahead by Northampton's Henry Pollock in a recent Bordeaux-Begles' Champions Cup win the latest evidence against him.
From BBC
Ryanair's social media is known for its punchy posts, often mocking criticisms of the airline or weighing in on current events.
From BBC
Bessent’s public criticism of Powell follows the disclosure of a Justice Department investigation of the Fed that, in private, troubled Bessent, The Wall Street Journal reported last week.
The new terms neutralize one of Paramount’s primary criticisms: that the stock portion of the Netflix offer makes its bid inferior.
From Los Angeles Times
The exuberance of the Filipino fans led to criticism from others, accusing them of being disrespectful by shouting out and cheering Parks' mistakes.
From BBC
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