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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: ,
- 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, origin, etc., of literary documents, especially Biblical ones:
textual criticism.
criticism
/ ˈɪɪˌɪə /
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 Word Forms
- dzܲt·i· noun
- v·i· noun
- ·i· noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of criticism1
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Example Sentences
The action from Democrats inspired a wave of criticism about the party’s priorities during the hearing and on social media.
The Republican mocked his Democratic predecessor, Joe Biden, and aimed fresh criticism at the US Federal Reserve's chairman, while dismissing polls that show his own popularity slipping.
The attorney general’s findings drew criticism from advocates for the disappeared.
But when they brought those messages to Coachella, they faced a new level of scrutiny and criticism.
The move was widely seen as an attempt by Young to secure a stronger mandate amid criticism by the opposition that his elevation to prime minister was unconstitutional.
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