| NOUN | communication | criticism, unfavorable judgment | disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings |
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| cognition | criticism, critique | a serious examination and judgment of something | |
| communication | criticism, literary criticism | a written evaluation of a work of literature |
| Sounds | krih'tihsih.zahm | |
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| Rhymes | abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm... | |
| Meaning | disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings. | |
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| Example | "the senator received severe criticism from his opponent" | |
| Synonym | unfavorable judgment | |
| Narrower | attack | Strong criticism |
| brickbat | blunt criticism | |
| faultfinding, carping | persistent petty and unjustified criticism | |
| fire, attack, flak, flack, blast | Intense adverse criticism | |
| potshot | criticism aimed at an easy target and made without careful consideration | |
| rebuke, reproof, reproval, reprehension, reprimand | An act or expression of criticism and censure | |
| slating | A severely critical attack / attack | |
| static | angry criticism | |
| stricture | severe criticism | |
| thrust | verbal criticism | |
| Broader | disapproval | The expression of disapproval |
| Spanish | crítica | |
| Catalan | crítica | |
| Adjectives | critical | marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws |
| Verbs | criticise | find fault with |
| Meaning | A serious examination and judgment of something. | |
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| Example | "constructive criticism is always appreciated" | |
| Synonym | critique | |
| Narrower | examen | A critical study (as of a writer's work) |
| knock, roast | negative criticism | |
| self-criticism | criticism of yourself | |
| Broader | critical appraisal, critical analysis | An appraisal based on careful analytical evaluation |
| Spanish | crítica | |
| Catalan | crítica | |
| Adjectives | critical | characterized by careful evaluation and judgment |
| critical | of or involving or characteristic of critics / critics or criticism / criticism | |
| Verbs | criticise | find fault with |
| Meaning | A written evaluation of a work of literature. | |
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| Synonym | literary criticism | |
| Narrower | analysis | A form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed |
| explication de texte | A method of literary criticism that analyzes details of a text in order to reveal its structure and meaning / meaning | |
| new criticism | literary criticism based on close analysis of the text | |
| review, critique, critical review, review article | An essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play) | |
| textual criticism | Comparison of a particular text with related materials in order to establish authenticity | |
| Broader | writing, written material, piece of writing | The work of a writer |
| Spanish | crítica literaria, crítica | |
| Catalan | crítica literària, crítica | |
| Adjectives | critical | of or involving or characteristic of critics / critics or criticism / criticism |
| Verbs | criticise | find fault with |
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