criticism
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- noun
- /ˈkrɪtɪsɪzəm/
- Literature
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crítica
- The author's latest novel received high praise from critics, but there was also some criticism of its pacing.
- literary criticism
- art criticism
- cultural criticism
So those are my criticisms of the work.
- So those are my criticisms of the work.
- He says nothing touches a work of art so little as words of criticism.
- So interestingly, in this very chapter, he talks about the criticisms of Gogol, another Russian author.
- OK, That that that's one kind of standard, standard observation in art criticism.
- And that meant that I had a lot of people in that audience when I came out who actually had read it and where I felt when I read criticisms of it, which were great.
- OK, inexplicably, the criticisms were based upon a review of the book, not what I'd actually written.
- Well, you know, I became completely obsessed with reading criticism.
- Then of course, that was the subject of criticism.
Examples
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Hence Mark Twain's classic criticism of the sport.
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At that time, I started to write criticism, especially poetry reviews, and several of my pieces were published.
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Film Criticism must maintain a certain standard.
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This course is called "Practical Criticism".
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I prefer good literary criticism.
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I mean, the single most common criticism that I get about this class is that I assign too much to read.
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Over the past couple of centuries, literary criticism has made a number of advances.
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He's written a lot of criticism for small literary magazines and nothing much impresses him.
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It's a subtextual film criticism study of the work of German director G.W. Pabst.
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So interestingly, in this very chapter, he talks about the criticisms of Gogol, another Russian author.
Synonyms
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A decision about how good someone's work or skills are
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An article that gives an opinion about a book, film, or play
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A careful decision about how good or valuable something is
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A detailed written or spoken opinion about a work such as a book
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Study of a text that looks at how it is put together and its themes
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An article that describes a recently published book and says if it is good
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A short written review of a show, book, or film
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A close study of a text or work of art to judge its strengths and weaknesses
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An article that gives a short summary and opinion of other people's work like books or research
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A study that explains what books mean and how good they are
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An article that says if a book, play, or film is good and explains why
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An article that explains and judges a book or poem
A written report giving an opinion about a book, show, or product
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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A study of different copies of a writing to find its original words
- Archaic
A way of studying literature that focuses on a text's language and form, not the author's life or history
How Analytical
- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Criticism comes from a Greek root krit- that means 'judge', the same root as critic and critique. That's why a written or spoken review is called criticism: it is a 'judgment' about a book, film, or piece of art.