critique

Pronunciation: /kɹɪˈtik/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)
  2. noun a serious examination and judgment of something
  3. verb appraise critically

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French critique, from New Latin critica (“critique”), feminine of criticus (“critical”); see critic.

In classic literature

Synonyms

review, critical review, review article

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
criticism
Narrower (hyponyms)
rave, notice, book review

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