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crit·i·cism
 criticism
- pronunciation:
- krI
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the act of making judgments or criticizing.
There was much criticism of the President.
- synonyms:
- judgment
- similar words:
- complaint, evaluation
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| definition 2: |
the result of such an act.
The President carefully answered the criticism.- synonyms:
- critique
- similar words:
- assessment, complaint, review
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| definition 3: |
the art of making skilled and detailed observations on literary, artistic, or scholarly works.
literary criticism- similar words:
- analysis
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| definition 4: |
an unfavorable or negative judgment or evaluation.
His criticism of the school was that it favored athleticism over academics.- antonyms:
- compliment, praise
- similar words:
- objection
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| related words: |
admonition, analysis, aspersion, blame, censure, critique, exception, lick |
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