Associations to the word «Criticism»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

CRITICISM, noun. Disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings; "the senator received severe criticism from his opponent".
CRITICISM, noun. A serious examination and judgment of something; "constructive criticism is always appreciated".
CRITICISM, noun. A written evaluation of a work of literature.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats