disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings; " the senator received severe criticism from his opponent"

a serious examination and judgment of something; " constructive criticism is always appreciated"

a written evaluation of a work of literature

The rules and principles which regulate the practice of the critic; the art of judging with knowledge and propriety of the beauties and faults of a literary performance, or of a production in the fine arts; as, dramatic criticism.

The act of criticising; a critical judgment passed or expressed; a critical observation or detailed examination and review; a critique; animadversion; censure.

The art of judging the merits of a literary or artistic work; censure.

Art of criticising. esp. in literature or art; a critical judgment.

The act or art of criticizing; a critical judgment.

The art or the act of judging of a work of literature or art: a critical judgment.

It shall never know less kindly criticism than it received then." – Melchior's Dream and Other Tales by Juliana Horatia Ewing

But it is to be hoped that they will not turn the heavy artillery of their criticism upon a king who serves them so gracefully and well. – Face to Face with Kaiserism by James W. Gerard

Your criticism on Gondremark is, I fancy, right. – The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 24 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson Other: Andrew Lang

As I was quite independent, I did not care for their criticism. – Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville by Mary Somerville

No such criticism could fairly be made. – The American Judiciary by Simeon E. Baldwin, LLD

Many economic geologists have been made to feel this criticism, even though seldom expressed openly. – The Economic Aspect of Geology by C. K. Leith

The statement is, however, open to criticism. – Hormones and Heredity by J. T. Cunningham

Her face would not bear criticism. – Duffels by Edward Eggleston

At seventy years of age one is less sensitive to criticism than at thirty. – Recollections of a Varied Life by George Cary Eggleston

But now he was in no mood for small criticism. – The Mystery of Metropolisville by Edward Eggleston

The chain of reasoning which I shall explain must of necessity be open to criticism, yet the explanation of the facts by the theory is so perfect that it is not easy to resist the conviction that we are travelling along the path of truth. – Darwin and Modern Science by A.C. Seward and Others

It is really an important part of the criticism of this book to say that it is his first book. – Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens by G. K. Chesterton

And the mere fact that the proposal was of the nature of a surprise was almost invariably the only criticism against it. – Success (Second Edition) by Max Aitken Beaverbrook

Such criticism, however, did not disturb Edison. – Edison, His Life and Inventions by Frank Lewis Dyer and Thomas Commerford Martin

" With nobody to hush them so he could make a literary criticism," Joy thought happily. – The Wishing-Ring Man by Margaret Widdemer

For criticism of his own judgment he was prepared. – The Life of Froude by Herbert Paul

But she- like everybody else- had only criticism. – Comrade Yetta by Albert Edwards