criticism  

Thesaurus for criticism

• noun
  • synonyms
    • unfavorable judgment, critique, literary criticism, critical analysis, critical appraisal, disapproval, piece of writing, writing, written material  

Pronunciation of criticism: K R IH1 T IH0 S IH0 Z AH0 M ('krɪtɪ,sɪzəm)

Number of syllables of criticism: 4

Definition of criticism

• (n): a serious examination and judgment of something; "constructive criticism is always appreciated"  
• (n): a written evaluation of a work of literature  
• (n): disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings; "the senator received severe criticism from his opponent"  

Examples of criticism

• Is the criticism trenchant, trifling, transformative  
• Where is the principled criticism  
• Criticism of the subject is rampant.  
• Is the level of criticism in the article proportionate to reviewer criticism  
• First, the reply is testy, but it's criticism, not an attack.  
• The criticism was kind of incisive.  
• You are hypersensitive to criticism.  
• The only criticism was the prose.  
• Is the text currently about the criticism or is it repeating the criticism  
• The criticism was extensive and vitriolic.