Look up: criticism

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   criticism
   [n] - disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings 2. [n] - a written evaluation of a work of literature 3. [n] - a serious examination and judgment of something
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   Criticism
   The evaluation and analysis of creative work
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   Criticism
   Crit'i·cism noun 1. The rules and principles which regulate the practice of the critic; the art of judging with knowledge and propriety of the beauties and faults of a literary performance, or of a production in the fine arts; as, dramatic criticism . « The elements of criticism depend on the two principles of Beauty and Truth, one of which is the final end or object of stu ...
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   criticism
   unfavorable judgment noun disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings; `the senator received severe criticism from his opponent`
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   criticism
   critique noun a serious examination and judgment of something; `constructive criticism is always appreciated`
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   criticism
   noun a written evaluation of a work of literature
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   Criticism
   • (n.) The rules and principles which regulate the practice of the critic; the art of judging with knowledge and propriety of the beauties and faults of a literary performance, or of a production in the fine arts; as, dramatic criticism. • (n.) The act of criticising; a critical judgment passed or expressed; a critical observation or deta...
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   criticism
   criticism 1. The action of criticizing, or passing judgement upon the qualities or merits of anything; especially the passing of unfavorable judgement; fault-finding, censure. 2. The art of estimating the qualities and character of literary or artistic work; the function or work of a critic.3. The act of finding fault; censuring; disapproval.
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   criticism
   criticism, the interpretation and evaluation of literature and the arts. It exists in a variety of literary forms: dialogues (Plato, John Dryden), verse (Horace, Alexander Pope), letters (John Keats), essays (Matthew Arnold, W. H. Auden), and treatises (Philip Sydney, Percy Bysshe Shelley). There ar...
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    Criticism
    (Kant.) An investigation of the nature and limits of reason and knowledge, conducted in a manner to avoid both dogmatism and skepticism. The term is generally used to designate Kant's thought after 1770. See Kantianism. -- O.F.K.
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