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criticism

Noun

∙ The act of criticising; a critical judgment passed or expressed; a critical observation or detailed examination and review; a critique; animadversion; censure.

BABYLON ENGLISH
criticism n.
disapproval, censure; critique

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
criticism
criticism
\crit"i*cism\ (kr?t"?-s?z'm), n.
1. the rules and principles which regulate the practice of the critic; the art of judging with knowledge and propriety of the beauties and faults of a literary performance, or of a production in the fine arts; as, dramatic criticism. the elements ofcriticism depend on the two principles of beauty and truth, one of which is the final end or object of study in every one of its pursuits: beauty, in letters and the arts; truth, in history and sciences. by criticism, as it was first instituted by aristotle, was meant a standard of judging well.
2. the act of criticising; a critical judgment passed or expressed; a critical observation or detailed examination and review; a critique; animadversion; censure. about the plan of "rasselas" little was said by the critics; and yet the faults of the plan might seem to invite severe criticism.
criticism
n
1. disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings; "the senator received severe criticism from his opponent" [syn: unfavorable judgment]

2. a serious examination and judgment of something; "constructive criticism is always appreciated" [syn: critique]

3. a written evaluation of a work of literature [syn: literary criticism ]

similar words(5)

literary criticism
historical criticism
higher criticism
textual criticism
lower criticism

WORDNET 2.0
criticism
Noun
1. disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings; "the senator received severe criticism from his opponent"
(synonym) unfavorable judgment
(hypernym) disapproval
(hyponym) attack
(derivation) knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart
2. a serious examination and judgment of something; "constructive criticism is always appreciated"
(synonym) critique
(hypernym) critical appraisal, critical analysis
(hyponym) examen
(derivation) knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart
3. a written evaluation of a work of literature
(synonym) literary criticism
(hypernym) writing, written material, piece of writing
(hyponym) explication de texte
(derivation) knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Criticism
Criticism is the practice of judging the merits and faults of something. The judger is called a critic. To engage in criticism is to criticise (in British English) or criticize (in American English). (See American and British English spelling differences.) One specific item of criticism is called a criticism or critique.
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WIKTIONARY - Yabla

criticism

Noun

∙ The act of criticising; a critical judgment passed or expressed; a critical observation or detailed examination and review; a critique; animadversion; censure.

BABYLON ENGLISH
criticism n.
disapproval, censure; critique

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
criticism
criticism
\crit"i*cism\ (kr?t"?-s?z'm), n.
1. the rules and principles which regulate the practice of the critic; the art of judging with knowledge and propriety of the beauties and faults of a literary performance, or of a production in the fine arts; as, dramatic criticism. the elements ofcriticism depend on the two principles of beauty and truth, one of which is the final end or object of study in every one of its pursuits: beauty, in letters and the arts; truth, in history and sciences. by criticism, as it was first instituted by aristotle, was meant a standard of judging well.
2. the act of criticising; a critical judgment passed or expressed; a critical observation or detailed examination and review; a critique; animadversion; censure. about the plan of "rasselas" little was said by the critics; and yet the faults of the plan might seem to invite severe criticism.
criticism
n
1. disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings; "the senator received severe criticism from his opponent" [syn: unfavorable judgment]

2. a serious examination and judgment of something; "constructive criticism is always appreciated" [syn: critique]

3. a written evaluation of a work of literature [syn: literary criticism ]

similar words(5)

literary criticism
historical criticism
higher criticism
textual criticism
lower criticism

WORDNET 2.0
criticism
Noun
1. disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings; "the senator received severe criticism from his opponent"
(synonym) unfavorable judgment
(hypernym) disapproval
(hyponym) attack
(derivation) knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart
2. a serious examination and judgment of something; "constructive criticism is always appreciated"
(synonym) critique
(hypernym) critical appraisal, critical analysis
(hyponym) examen
(derivation) knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart
3. a written evaluation of a work of literature
(synonym) literary criticism
(hypernym) writing, written material, piece of writing
(hyponym) explication de texte
(derivation) knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Criticism
Criticism is the practice of judging the merits and faults of something. The judger is called a critic. To engage in criticism is to criticise (in British English) or criticize (in American English). (See American and British English spelling differences.) One specific item of criticism is called a criticism or critique.
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