criticism

4 definitions • 11 examples

the act of saying that something or someone is bad or a comment that says what is bad about it:

criticism of There has been a lot of criticism of the decision.

criticism about He resigned amid criticism about his handling of the affair.

I thought the speech was generally good, but I have one criticism: it was too long.

widespread criticism The designs for the new mosque have attracted widespread criticism.

She doesn't react very well to criticism.

writing or speech that expresses opinions or judgments about the good or bad qualities of something or someone, especially books, films, etc.:

She began writing film criticism for the New York Times.

To improve my writing, I read fiction rather than reading criticism.

He has been recognized for his restaurant criticism by the Association of Food Journalists.

an opinion given about something or someone, esp. a negative opinion, or the activity of making such judgments:

[ C ] It was meant as a suggestion, not a criticism.

[ U ] He was singled out for strong criticism.

Criticism is also a careful discussion of something in order to judge its quality or explain its meaning:

[ U ] art criticism