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criticism

[ krit-uh-siz-uhm ]

noun

  1. the act of passing judgment as to the merits of anything.
  2. the act of passing severe judgment; censure; faultfinding.

    Synonyms: ,

  3. 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.
  4. a critical comment, article, or essay; critique.
  5. 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.

  6. investigation of the text, origin, etc., of literary documents, especially Biblical ones:

    textual criticism.



criticism

/ ˈɪɪˌɪə /

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 calledtextual criticism the investigation of a particular text, with related material, in order to establish an authentic text
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Other 51Թ Forms

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of criticism1

First recorded in 1600–10; critic + -ism
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The nepo baby whose arrival last summer was ripped across the NBA landscape has quietly risen above the criticism and gradually drowned out the noise.

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Chamberlain said he endorsed Buckley's criticism that Yale faculty was "skeptical of any religion and interventionist and Keynesian as to economics and collectivist as applied to the relation of the individual and government."

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It's that perspective that helped him ride out a rocky start last season - including a 4–1 loss to Newcastle in the Champions League and heavy criticism from the supporters.

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Adams Kellum also has drawn criticism for signing a $2.1 million contract between her agency and Upward Bound House, a nonprofit group that employs her husband.

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Postecoglou said he had been "worn down" by injuries, issues around VAR and mounting criticism this season.

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