criticism

Definition of Criticism in English :

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Noun

1. criticism, unfavorable judgment

disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings

Example Sentences:
'the senator received severe criticism from his opponent'

unfavorable judgment

2. criticism, critique

a serious examination and judgment of something

Example Sentences:
'constructive criticism is always appreciated'

critique

3. criticism, literary criticism

a written evaluation of a work of literature

literary criticism

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Criticism

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noun

1.

the act or an instance of making an unfavourable or severe judgment, comment, etc

2.

the analysis or evaluation of a work of art, literature, etc

3.

the occupation of a critic

4.

a work that sets out to evaluate or analyse

5. Also called: textual criticism

the investigation of a particular text, with related material, in order to establish an authentic text

Criticism

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noun

1.

the act of making judgments; analysis of qualities and evaluation of comparative worth; esp., the critical consideration and judgment of literary or artistic work

2.

a comment, review, article, etc. expressing such analysis and judgment

3.

the act of finding fault; censure; disapproval

4.

the art, principles, or methods of a critic or critics

5.

the scientific or scholarly investigation of texts or documents to discover their origin, history, or original form

Criticism

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n.

1. The act of criticizing, especially adversely.

2. A critical comment or judgment.

3.

a. The practice of analyzing, classifying, interpreting, or evaluating literary or other artistic works.

b. A critical article or essay; a critique.

c. The investigation of the origin and history of literary documents; textual criticism.

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