| English noun: criticism | 
| 1. | criticism (communication) disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings | 
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 | Samples | The senator received severe criticism from his opponent. 
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 | Synonyms | unfavorable judgment | 
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 | Broader (hypernym) | disapproval | 
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 | Narrower (hyponym) | attack, attack, blast, brickbat, carping, faultfinding, fire, flack, flak, potshot, rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval, slating, static, stricture, thrust | 
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| 2. | criticism (cognition) a serious examination and judgment of something | 
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 | Samples | Constructive criticism is always appreciated. 
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 | Synonyms | critique | 
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 | Broader (hypernym) | critical analysis, critical appraisal | 
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 | Narrower (hyponym) | examen, knock, roast, self-criticism | 
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| 3. | criticism (communication) a written evaluation of a work of literature | 
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 | Synonyms | literary criticism | 
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 | Broader (hypernym) | piece of writing, writing, written material | 
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 | Narrower (hyponym) | analysis, critical review, critique, explication de texte, new criticism, review, review article, textual criticism | 
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