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

On Sunday’s Last Week Tonight, John Oliver launched a pointed critique of the recent decision to install Bari Weiss as editor-in-chief of CBS News following the network’s acquisition of her media outlet, The Free Press.

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Within this rather impressionistic portrayal, Matsumoto provides a quiet critique of the times, highlighting the rising predominance of institutions and the diminished status of the individual.

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What I'm saying is that you can have scrutiny and you can have critique.

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What gets lost in facile critiques of gentrification, however, is its generative power.

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Intended as a direct jab at Labour, this also serves as a critique of successive Tory administrations that ignored the economy while trying to woo liberal opinion by unilaterally disarming in various culture wars.

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Related Words

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