critique

[kri-teek]

noun

1. an article or essay criticizing a literary or other work; detailed evaluation; review.

2. a criticism or critical comment on some problem, subject, etc.

3. the art or practice of criticism.

verb (used with object)

critiqued, critiquing 

1. to review or analyze critically.

critique

/ krɪˈtiːk /

noun

1. a critical essay or commentary, esp on artistic work

2. the act or art of criticizing

Word History and Origins

Origin of critique¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of critique¹

C17: from French, from Greek kritikē, from kritikos able to discern

Example Sentences

So while cognitive diversity only works when people feel safe to challenge, that doesn’t mean lowering standards or shielding ideas from critique.

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Yet the wobble underneath each “Knives Out” entry is that each is a 21st-century societal critique.

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Back in March, just after the Spring Statement, I asked Richard Hughes for his response to the critique that had been prevalent even then that the OBR is all-powerful.

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Eilish has long spoken on wealth inequality, climate action and social responsibility, framing her critique as both moral and cultural.

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Volume 2 is indeed more diverse, possibly in response to a widely discussed critique of Leibovitz’s photographs of Black women.

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Related Words

• appraisal 
• assessment 
• comment 
• commentary 
• criticism 
• editorial 
• examination 
• judgment