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criticism, notice, appraisal, assessment, comment, commentary, editorial, examination, exposition, flak, judgment, pan

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cri⋅tique

[kri-teek]

noun, verb, -tiqued, -ti⋅quing.

–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)

4.	to review or analyze critically.

Origin:
1695–1705; < F < Gk kritik

the art of criticism, n. use of fem. of kritikós critical, skilled in judging; r. critic

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Language Translation for : Critique

Spanish:

acusado, grave,

German:

akut,

Japanese:

重大な

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cri·tique (krĭ-tēk') Pronunciation Key
n.

A critical review or commentary, especially one dealing with works of art or literature.
A critical discussion of a specified topic.
The art of criticism.

tr.v. cri·tiqued, cri·tiqu·ing, cri·tiques Usage Problem
To review or discuss critically.

[French, from Greek kritikē (tekhnē), (art) of criticism, feminine of kritikos, critical; see critic.]

Usage Note: Critique has been used as a verb meaning "to review or discuss critically" since the 18th century, but lately this usage has gained much wider currency, in part because the verb criticize, once neutral between praise and censure, is now mainly used in a negative sense. But this use of critique is still regarded by many as pretentious jargon, although resistance appears to be weakening. In our 1997 ballot, 41 percent of the Usage Panel rejected the sentence As mock inquisitors grill him, top aides take notes and critique the answers with the President afterward. Ten years earlier, 69 percent disapproved of this same sentence. Resistance is still high when a person is critiqued: 60 percent of the Usage Panel rejects its use in the sentence Students are taught how to do a business plan and then are critiqued on it. Thus, it may be preferable to avoid this word. There is no exact synonym, but in most contexts one can usually substitute go over, review, or analyze. · Note, however, that critique is widely accepted as a noun in a neutral context; 86 percent of the Panel approved of its use in the sentence The committee gave the report a thorough critique and found it both informed and intelligent.

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critique

1702, restored Fr. spelling of 17c. critick "art of criticism" (see critic).

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critique
noun
1.	an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play) [syn: review]
2.	a serious examination and judgment of something; "constructive criticism is always appreciated" [syn: criticism]
verb
1.	appraise critically; "She reviews books for the New York Times"; "Please critique this performance" [syn: review]

Critique

Cri*tique"\ (kr?-t?k"), n. [F. critique, f., fr. Gr. ???? (sc. ????) the critical art, from ?????. See Critic.]

1. The art of criticism. [Written also critic.] [R.]

2. A critical examination or estimate of a work of literature or art; a critical dissertation or essay; a careful and through analysis of any subject; a criticism; as, Kant's "Critique of Pure Reason."

I should as soon expect to see a critique on the poesy of a ring as on the inscription of a medal. --Addison.

3. A critic; one who criticises. [Obs.]

A question among critiques in the ages to come. --Bp. Lincoln.

Critique

Cri*tique"\, v. t. [Cf. Critic, v.] To criticise or pass judgment upon. [Obs.] --Pope.