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[uncountable and countable]1 remarks that say what you think is bad about someone or something [≠ praise]COLLOCATIONS COLLOCATIONS
strong/severe/harsh criticism widespread criticism (=when a lot of people criticize something) public criticism constructive criticism (=criticism aimed at helping someone improve) direct/level criticism at somebody (=criticize someone) come in for/attract/draw criticism (=be criticized) face criticism accept/take criticism (=accept criticism and learn from it) provoke criticism (=make people criticize something) a storm/barrage of criticism (=a lot of criticism)
COLLOCATIONS strong/severe/harsh criticism widespread criticism (=when a lot of people criticize something) public criticism constructive criticism (=criticism aimed at helping someone improve) direct/level criticism at somebody (=criticize someone) come in for/attract/draw criticism (=be criticized) face criticism accept/take criticism (=accept criticism and learn from it) provoke criticism (=make people criticize something) a storm/barrage of criticism (=a lot of criticism)
criticism of My main criticism of the scheme is that it does nothing to help families on low incomes.
My main criticism of the scheme is that it does nothing to help families on low incomes.2 writing which expresses judgments about the good or bad qualities of books, films, music etc : literary criticism
literary criticismword choice word choice
critic, review, criticism, critique!! Do not use critic to refer to something that a critic says or writes.A review is the usual word for a short article that a critic writes in a newspaper or magazine • His first novel got wonderful reviews. • Have you read the reviews of her play?criticism is the activity of publishing opinions about things such as books and films, or a group of essays, lectures etc on this subject • a collection of literary criticismA critique is a detailed explanation of the problems of something such as a set of political ideas, in the form of a speech, book, article etc • He wrote a critique of capitalism. ➔ See also critic
word choice critic, review, criticism, critique!! Do not use critic to refer to something that a critic says or writes.A review is the usual word for a short article that a critic writes in a newspaper or magazine • His first novel got wonderful reviews. • Have you read the reviews of her play?criticism is the activity of publishing opinions about things such as books and films, or a group of essays, lectures etc on this subject • a collection of literary criticismA critique is a detailed explanation of the problems of something such as a set of political ideas, in the form of a speech, book, article etc • He wrote a critique of capitalism. ➔ See also critic
