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critique — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • animadversion noun A criticism, a critical remark.
  • critic noun A person who evaluates and comments on the quality of something, such as art, film, or books.
  • critical adj Extremely important, often because a lot depends on it.
  • criticism noun A statement or judgment pointing out faults or problems.
  • critique noun A detailed, thoughtful assessment of something, pointing out both strengths and weaknesses.
  • judgmental adj Quick to criticize or disapprove of others.
  • review noun A written or spoken evaluation of a book, film, product, or performance.

Senses

critique is used for these senses in English:

  • animadversion (countable) A criticism, a critical remark.
  • criticism (uncountable) The act of criticising; a critical judgment passed or expressed
  • critique (countable) An essay in which another piece of work is criticized, reviewed, etc.
  • judgmental (chiefly, of a person) Inclined to rashly pass judgment, critical.
  • review An account intended as a critical evaluation of a text or a piece of work.

animadversion — full definition

  1. noun A criticism, a critical remark.
  2. noun The state or characteristic of being animadversive.

critic — full definition

  1. noun A person who evaluates and comments on the quality of something, such as art, film, or books.
  2. noun A person who often finds fault with someone or something.

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