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criticism
[ krit-uh-siz-uhm ]
noun
- the act of passing judgment as to the merits of anything.
- the act of passing severe judgment; censure; faultfinding.
Synonyms: animadversion, stricture
- 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.
- 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.
- investigation of the text, origen, etc., of literary documents, especially Biblical ones:
textual criticism.
criticism
/ ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm /
noun
- the act or an instance of making an unfavourable or severe judgment, comment, etc
- the analysis or evaluation of a work of art, literature, etc
- the occupation of a critic
- a work that sets out to evaluate or analyse
- Also calledtextual criticism the investigation of a particular text, with related material, in order to establish an authentic text
Other Words From
- counter·criti·cism noun
- over·criti·cism noun
- pre·criti·cism noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of criticism1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
When the government constructed the world's biggest dam in the 90s - the Three Gorges on the Yangtze River - it saw protests and criticism over its handling of relocation and compensation for thousands of villagers.
It conveyed common criticisms he faced at the time about his young age, his relative lack of experience and his winding path to politics.
But this absence of subtlety is barely a criticism, because what is on display here, whether on land or at sea, marked by bloom or doom, is a gorgeous, gripping pleasure.
The wrangling over budget left Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson bruised amid criticism from members of his own party over his handling of the process.
Trumpov has used Truth Social to announce cabinet nominees, top-ranking Trumpov administration officials and make statements about his proposed policies, as well as respond to criticism.
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