noun. The act of criticizing, especially adversely.

noun. A critical comment or judgment.

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

noun. A critical article or essay; a critique.

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

noun. The art of judging of and defining the qualities or merits of a thing, especially of a literary or artistic work: as, the rules of criticism.

noun. The act of criticizing; discrimination or discussion of merit, character, or quality; the exercise or application of critical judgment.

noun. In a restricted sense, inquiry into the origin, history, authenticity, character, etc., of literary documents. Higher criticism concerns writings as a whole; lower criticism concerns the integrity or character of particular parts or passages.

noun. A critical judgment; especially, a detailed critical examination or disquisition; a critique.

noun. The critical or Kantian philosophy (which see, under critical).

noun. The rules and principles which regulate the practice of the critic; the art of judging with knowledge and propriety of the beauties and faults of a literary performance, or of a production in the fine arts.

noun. The act of criticising; a critical judgment passed or expressed; a critical observation or detailed examination and review; a critique; animadversion; censure.

noun. The act of criticising; a critical judgment passed or expressed; a critical observation or detailed examination and review; a critique; animadversion; censure.

noun. a written evaluation of a work of literature

noun. disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings

noun. a serious examination and judgment of something

"Honest and earnest criticism from those whose interests are most nearly touched, —criticism of writers by readers, of government by those governed, of leaders by those led, —this is the soul of democracy and the safeguard of modern society."

external criticism  higher criticism  morellian criticism  

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constructive criticism  destructive criticism  literary criticism  self-criticism  

argument  critic  discussion  inquiry  interpretation  

adverse criticism  analysis  animadversion  animadversion  appraisal