CRITIQUE
Dictionary entry overview: What does critique mean?
• CRITIQUE (noun)
The noun CRITIQUE has 2 senses:
1. an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)
2. a serious examination and judgment of something
Familiarity information: CRITIQUE used as a noun is rare.
• CRITIQUE (verb)
The verb CRITIQUE has 1 sense:
1. appraise critically
Familiarity information: CRITIQUE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CRITIQUE (noun)
Meaning:
An essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
critical review; critique; review article; review
Hypernyms ("critique" is a kind of...):
criticism; literary criticism (a written evaluation of a work of literature)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "critique"):
book review (a critical review of a book (usually a recently published book))
notice (a short critical review)
rave (an extravagantly enthusiastic review)
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 ("critique" is a kind of...):
critical analysis; critical appraisal (an appraisal based on careful analytical evaluation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "critique"):
examen (a critical study (as of a writer's work))
knock; roast (negative criticism)
self-criticism (criticism of yourself)
• CRITIQUE (verb)
Meaning:
Appraise critically
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
critique; review
Context examples:
She reviews books for the New York Times / Please critique this performance
Hypernyms (to "critique" is one way to...):
evaluate; judge; pass judgment (form a critical opinion of)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "critique"):
peer review; referee (evaluate professionally a colleague's work)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
Sam and Sue critique the movie
