Definition of critism
1. criticism [ n ] disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings
Examples:
"the senator received severe criticism from his opponent"
(The Atlanta Constitution...)
`` These actions should serve to protect in_fact and in_effect the court 's wards from undue costs and its appointed and elected servants from unmeritorious criticisms '' , the jury said .
(Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)
`` Gladius_Dei '' ( 1902 ) resembles `` The_Way_to_the_Churchyard '' in its representation of a conflict between light and dark , between `` Life '' and a spirit of criticism , negation , melancholy , but it goes considerably further in characterizing the elements of this conflict .
(Richard F. McLaughlin, et al., "A study of the...)
In criticism of the latter 's views , his conclusions were based upon dog lung injection studies in which all_of the vascular channels were first filled with a solution under pressure and then were injected with various sized colored particles designed to stop at the arteriolar level .
(John Michael Ray, "Rhode Island's Reactions...)
The editor 's main criticism of the trial was the haste with which it was conducted .
Synonyms criticism unfavorable_judgment Related Terms disapproval fire faultfinding rebuke stricture slating brickbat potshot attack static thrust criticize2. criticism [ n ] a serious examination and judgment of something
Examples:
"constructive criticism is always appreciated"
(Brand Blanshard, "The Emotive Theory," Robert...)
This theory has been put so clearly and precisely that it deserves criticism of the same kind , and this I will do my best to supply .
Synonyms criticism critique Related Terms critical_appraisal knock examen self-criticism review3. criticism [ n ] a written evaluation of a work of literature
Used in print:(J. H. Hexter, "Thomas More: On the Margins...)
It is not merely a new thing ; it is one of the very few new things in Utopia ; most_of the rest is medieval or humanist or part of an old tradition of social criticism .
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