Dictionary entry details
• CRITICISM (noun)
Meaning:
Disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
criticism; unfavorable judgment
Context example:
the senator received severe criticism from his opponent
Hypernyms ("criticism" is a kind of...):
disapproval (the expression of disapproval)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "criticism"):
static (angry criticism)
slating (a severely critical attack)
rebuke; reprehension; reprimand; reproof; reproval (an act or expression of criticism and censure)
potshot (criticism aimed at an easy target and made without careful consideration)
thrust (verbal criticism)
attack; blast; fire; flack; flak (intense adverse criticism)
carping; faultfinding (persistent petty and unjustified criticism)
brickbat (blunt criticism)
attack (strong criticism)
stricture (severe criticism)
Meaning:
A serious examination and judgment of something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
criticism; critique
Context example:
constructive criticism is always appreciated
Hypernyms ("criticism" is a kind of...):
critical analysis; critical appraisal (an appraisal based on careful analytical evaluation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "criticism"):
examen (a critical study (as of a writer's work))
knock; roast (negative criticism)
self-criticism (criticism of yourself)
Meaning:
A written evaluation of a work of literature
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
literary criticism; criticism
Hypernyms ("criticism" is a kind of...):
piece of writing; writing; written material (the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "criticism"):
critical review; critique; review; review article (an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play))
analysis (a form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed)
new criticism (literary criticism based on close analysis of the text)
textual criticism (comparison of a particular text with related materials in order to establish authenticity)
explication de texte (a method of literary criticism that analyzes details of a text in order to reveal its structure and meaning)
