critique
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- noun
- /krɪˈtik/
- The professor wrote a thorough critique of the novel, highlighting its strengths and weaknesses.
- offer a critique
- critique of the model
- critique of history
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Watch on YouTubeI think that's a valid critique of the holiday.
- I think that's a valid critique of the holiday.
- And, you know, that early feminist critique of marriage is right.
- And the Enlightenment makes this critique at many points.
- So this was the scholarly critique of his work.
- And so, yeah, it's it's a significant critique, but it's a good thing.
- At the same time, it's full of brutal critiques, which is what Phillips deserves.
- But it's actually like it has the space for social critique, for satire.
- Quoting from recent book called Cosmos of Mind, which is a critique of Darwinian science.
- But like, what would be your, like, critiques and good parts of an idea like that?
- One such critique is the argument from Illusion.
- But that is different from a critique of Islam.
Examples
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I think that's a valid critique of the holiday.
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However, in one respect, his critique of the Irish urban tradition does prove well grounded.
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What is the standard critique of this theory?
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Would you like my critique?
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So this was the scholarly critique of his work.
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It's a critique on the chauvinism of the human species.
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Well, as I was saying, you shouldn't doubt yourself based on the critique of one person.
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The case brought against History consists, in essence, of a critique of this illusion.
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And what sort of implications might their critique have for literary criticism?
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Hall is speaking largely about literature, but his critique holds true for art history and criticism as well.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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2.8
A decision about how good someone's work or skills are
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3.0
An article that gives an opinion about a book, film, or play
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3.7
A careful decision about how good or valuable something is
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5.5
A close, careful look at something to find mistakes or problems
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3.8
Notes written to explain and discuss a book or text
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3.7
A review of a creative work such as a book or film
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5.2
Study of a text that looks at how it is put together and its themes
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2.6
An article that describes a recently published book and says if it is good
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4.2
A short written review of a show, book, or film
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A meeting where students get feedback on art or design work
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5.1
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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4.1
An article that says if a book, play, or film is good and explains why
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A careful step-by-step check of information to decide how useful or true it is
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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
Compounds
A major book by Karl Marx about how capitalism works
How Detailed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Critique comes from an old Greek root krinein that means 'judge' or 'decide', and it is the same root as critic. So a critique is a careful 'judgment' or study of the good and bad parts of a book, film, or work of art.