criticism
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
criticism/ˈkrɪtɪsɪzəm/
▶noun
- 1 the expression of disapproval of someone or something based on perceived faults or mistakes.
- 2 the critical assessment of a literary or artistic work.
'criticism' also found in these Oxford entries:
all
- Aunt Sally
- biting
- blistering
- butt
- conjecture
- cover
- defensive
- destructive
- dispraise
- draw
- easy
- fair
- fault
- feuilleton
- fire
- firing line
- flak
- form criticism
- gun
- heart
- higher criticism
- hit
- irreproachable
- level
- literary criticism
- narratology
- needle
- niggle
- open
- opprobrious
- opprobrium
- pass
- pick
- potshot
- prebuttal
- quibble
- rap
- rebuke
- reproach
- roasting
- sacred cow
- self-critical
- self-flagellation
- skin
- source criticism
- stick
- stick
- swipe
