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cri·tique (kri tēk′)

noun

  1. a critical analysis or evaluation of a subject, situation, literary work, etc.
  2. the act or art of criticizing; criticism

Etymology: Fr < Gr kritikē (technē), critical (art) < kritikos: see critic

transitive verb, intransitive verb critiqued -·tiqued′, critiquing -·tiqu′·ing

to analyze and evaluate (a subject, literary work, etc.); criticize

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critique Synonyms

critique

n.

commentary, analysis, evaluation; see exposition 2, judgment 2, 3, review 2.


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critique Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • capitalism: The hearing offers Scorsese the opportunity for a big set piece and a critique of American capitalism.

Converse of object

  • wither: He began one recent withering critique of Government foreign policy with " an unashamed admirer of my right hon.

Adjective modifier

  • scathing: The Commission offered a scathing critique of existing Federal efforts to ensure domestic preparedness against terrorism.

Noun used with modifier

  • postmodern: The postmodern critique reminds us all that the future is not in the past!
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critique quotes

Every intelligent painter carries the whole culture of modern painting in his head†everything he paints is both an homage and a critique.

-Motherwell, Robert

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