critique
Americannoun
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an article or essay criticizing a literary or other work; detailed evaluation; review.
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a criticism or critical comment on some problem, subject, etc.
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the art or practice of criticism.
verb (used with object)
noun
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a critical essay or commentary, esp on artistic work
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the act or art of criticizing
Etymology
Origin of critique
First recorded in 1695–1705; from French, from Greek kritikḗ “the art of criticism,” noun use of feminine of kritikós “critical, skilled in judging”; replacing critic
Example Sentences
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Habermas critiqued what he saw as the commodification of mass media and entertainment, arguing that a mass-produced culture destroys critical public debate.
From BBC
Ben Stiller was among the entertainers who critiqued the assessment, responding with, “In what universe does a 60 million opening for an original Hollywood movie warrant this headline?”
From Los Angeles Times
Synchronous to the debates around heroic police characters in TV and movies that “Bad Boys” contributes to perpetuating are critiques concerning the commodification of Black pain.
From Salon
Turns out, LeMay borrowed the phrase; the words were originally coined by satirical columnist Art Buchwald, but they lived on as the ultimate hawkish critique of the American strategy during the Vietnam War.
From Salon
A spirited critique on his Twitch stream of this year’s ball change at Indian Wells recently went viral.
From Los Angeles Times
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