criticism
the act of passing judgment as to the merits of anything.
the act of passing severe judgment; censure; faultfinding.
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.
Origin of criticism
1synonym study For criticism
Other words for criticism
Other words from criticism
- coun·ter·crit·i·cism, noun
- o·ver·crit·i·cism, noun
- pre·crit·i·cism, noun
Words that may be confused with criticism
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How to use criticism in a sentence
Time, potent over criticism, has avenged our two great writers of the history of their own days.
Amenities of Literature | Isaac DisraeliHow often have I seen a parent lose the confidence of a child by too often reproving, by over-criticism, by disparagement!
Famous European Artists | Sarah K. Bolton
British Dictionary definitions for criticism
/ (ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm) /
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 called: textual criticism the investigation of a particular text, with related material, in order to establish an authentic text
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