Definitions for criticism

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criticism crit·i·cism

Spelling: [krit-uh-siz-uh m]

IPA: /ˈkrɪt əˌsɪz əm/

Criticism is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 129 anagrams from letters in criticism (cciiimrst).

Definitions for criticism

noun

1. the act of passing judgment as to the merits of anything.
2. the act of passing severe judgment; censure; faultfinding.
3. the act or art of analyzing and evaluating or judging the quality of a literary or artistic work, musical performance, art exhibit, dramatic production, etc.
4. a critical comment, article, or essay; critique.
5. any of various methods of studying texts or documents for the purpose of dating or reconstructing them, evaluating their authenticity, analyzing their content or style, etc.:
6. investigation of the text, origin, etc., of literary documents, especially Biblical ones:

Origin of criticism

First recorded in 1600-10; critic + -ism

Examples for criticism

The clip received heaps of Internet criticism after it went viral, and has since been pulled down from state channels.

If criticism of this kind is prohibited the doors of the House might as well be shut.

I am well aware of the criticism which will at once be passed on what I now advance.

The two lines are clearly Shakespeare's criticism of himself.

However, the Republican base will be far less forgiving of Paul for his criticism of police policy and his courtship of Sharpton.

Roth responded to the criticism by saying that “Americans do not even know that this country exists.”

I perceive in your eyes, my indulgent spectators, the criticism which you are too kind to utter.

But this was the year when criticism of said women finally got the harsh words it deserved.

I have, however, given due credit to German criticism, when it is sound.

American criticism, meanwhile, is blunted by the U.S. need to maintain its major military base in Qatar.