criticism.

Definition of criticism. in English English dictionary: crit; {n} the act or art of judging accurately, discriminating remarks, censure; stab; The act of criticising; a critical judgment passed or expressed; a critical observation or detailed examination and review; a critique; animadversion; censure; a written evaluation of a work of literature; 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 evaluative or interpretive work written by professional interpreters of texts It is "criticism" not because it is negative or corrective, but rather because those who write criticism ask hard, analytical, crucial or "critical" questions about the works they read Close Window; a serious examination and judgment of something; "constructive criticism is always appreciated" a written evaluation of a work of literature disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings; "the senator received severe criticism from his opponent; Criticism is a serious examination and judgment of something such as a book or play. She has published more than 20 books including novels, poetry and literary criticism. art criticism literary criticism New Criticism; {i} disapproval, censure; critique; Kant gave this name to his idealist philosophy, considering the criticism of man's cognitive ability to be the purpose of that philosophy Kant's criticism led him to the conviction that human reason cannot know the nature of things; In the context of this book, criticism refers to essays or articles by professionals commenting on or critiquing the work of others, whether it’s film, art, or literature; Evaluation of a piece of literature; disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings; "the senator received severe criticism from his opponent"; a serious examination and judgment of something; "constructive criticism is always appreciated"; When used in biblical scholarship in such phrases as biblical criticism, higher criticism, and form criticism, it means evaluating evidence to arrive at a reasoned judgment concerning the matter under investigation; it does not imply that the reader is taking a negative or "criticizing" position over against the Bible; our textbook suggests that critique may be a better term to use; - judgment engaged in discriminating among values; Criticism is the action of expressing disapproval of something or someone. A criticism is a statement that expresses disapproval. This policy had repeatedly come under strong criticism on Capitol Hill The criticism that the English do not truly care about their children was often voiced. praise; The art, process, or principles used to analyze and judge literary or artistic works; a written evaluation of a work of literature disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings; "the senator received severe criticism from his opponent; = A correction suggested by a rating or auditing bureau to an insurer