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Grammar : Noun

Spell : krit-uh-siz-uhm

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkrɪt əˌsɪz əm

Definition of criticism

Origin : c.1600, "action of criticizing," from critic + -ism. Meaning "art of estimating literary worth" is from 1670s.

noun interpretation, analysis
noun verbal disapproval

Example sentences :

I am well aware of the criticism which will at once be passed on what I now advance.
Extract from : « 'Tis Sixty Years Since » by Charles Francis Adams

If criticism of this kind is prohibited the doors of the House might as well be shut.
Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook

I have, however, given due credit to German criticism, when it is sound.
Extract from : « The Dramatic Values in Plautus » by Wilton Wallace Blancke

The two lines are clearly Shakespeare's criticism of himself.
Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris

I perceive in your eyes, my indulgent spectators, the criticism which you are too kind to utter.
Extract from : « Main Street » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

He could imagine the talk there would be in Ballyards about his criticism of the concert.
Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine

He either did not hear or would not answer his friend's criticism.
Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith

I do not think that he cared much for what people say about criticism or style.
Extract from : « A Little Book of Profitable Tales » by Eugene Field

But just then my childish pride was grievously piqued by Philip's criticism.
Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic

I went, and we lost ourselves for a time in our criticism of the picture.
Extract from : « Questionable Shapes » by William Dean Howells

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