Look up: criticism

1. 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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2. Criticism
   The evaluation and analysis of creative work
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3. 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 cri...
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4. criticism
   unfavorable judgment noun disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings; `the senator received severe criticism from his opponent`
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5. criticism
   critique noun a serious examination and judgment of something; `constructive criticism is always appreciated`
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6. criticism
   noun a written evaluation of a work of literature
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7. 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 p...
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8. 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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9. 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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10. 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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11. Criticism
    `Criticism` is the judgement of the merits and faults of the work or actions of an individual or group by another (the critic). To criticize does not necessarily imply to find fault, but the word is often taken to mean the simple expression of an objection against prejudice, or a disapproval. Anothe...
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