critique
noun/kɹɪˈtiːk/UK/kɹɪˈtik/CA/kɹɪˈtiːk/
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French critique, from New Latin critica (“critique”), feminine of criticus (“critical”); see critic.
Definitions
The art of criticism.
An essay in which another piece of work is criticized, reviewed, etc.
- I ſhould as ſoon expect to ſee a Critique on the Poſie of a Ring, as on the Inſcription of a Medal.
- I did not always agree with Malcolm X, specifically his critiques of Dr [Martin Luther] King and of the philosophy of nonviolent resistance.
A point made to criticize something.
- Bob liked most of my presentation, but offered three minor critiques.
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To review something
To review something; to criticize.
- I want you to critique this new idea of mine.
- While many commented on the sweet nature of the video, others were quick to critique her parenting choice, with one saying: "Giving food like this to a child is child abuse."
Obsolete form of critic (“one who criticizes”).
- a question amongst critiques in the ages to come
The neighborhood
- synonymanimadversion
- synonymcriticism
- synonymcriticization
- synonymcritique
- synonymdressing-down
- synonymhandbagging
- synonymslam
- synonymstricture
- antonymaccolade
- antonymapplause
- antonymencomium
- antonymplaudit
- antonymtribute
- neighborcritic
- neighborcriticize
- neighboroffense
- neighborobservation
- neighborstatement
- neighborcavil
- neighborreproach
- neighbordown the banks
- neighborinvective
- neighborjobation
- neighborobjurgation
- neighborrebuke
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for critique. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA