scathing review
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- noun
- /ˈskeɪðɪŋ rɪˈvjuː/
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- The critic wrote a scathing review that left no positive comments about the movie.
Examples
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He had already submitted a scathing review of On the Origin of Species for publication in Quarterly Review the following month (July 1860).
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After reading the scathing review, many customers decided not to visit the restaurant.
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It's the scathing review two months later that matters.
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On November 14, 2012, the New York Times published a scathing review of Guy Fieri's restaurant recently opened in Times Square.
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It was a very, very scathing review and I think Tesla's stock price went down because of it.
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It certainly was a scathing review delivered in a sucker-punch fashion.
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These books and many others that are now considered masterpieces got their fair share of scathing reviews when they first came out, and in reputable publications no less.
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Gusteau's restaurant lost one of its five stars after a scathing review by France's top food critic, Anton Ego.
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Tim Goodman, from The Hollywood Reporter, wrote one of the most scathing reviews I've read of a film in I don't even know how long.
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Twitter has helped make it possible for Ebert to continue his work as a fiery film critic, delighting us with his shining and scathing reviews.
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Synonyms
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Very strong negative comments that show disapproval
Strong public criticism of a person or work
An opinion or decision that says something is not good
Antonyms
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Morphology
The meaning 'a review that is extremely harsh and critical' is directly and compositionally derived from 'scathing' (critically harsh) modifying 'review' (an evaluation), so a learner who knows both words can predict the phrase meaning. This adjective+noun construction follows standard English modification patterns and is cross-linguistically common, making the expression immediately comprehensible.
Etymology
The phrase scathing review comes from the word scathing, which comes from an old verb that meant to harm or 'burn'. Picture a critic's words as a real burn on a play or book, and that's why a scathing review means very strong, harsh criticism.