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critique

[ kri-teek ]

noun

  1. an article or essay criticizing a literary or other work; detailed evaluation; review.
  2. a criticism or critical comment on some problem, subject, etc.
  3. the art or practice of criticism.


verb (used with object)

, cri·tiqued, cri·ti·quing.
  1. to review or analyze critically.

critique

/ krɪˈtiːk /

noun

  1. a critical essay or commentary, esp on artistic work
  2. the act or art of criticizing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of critique1

First recorded in 1695–1705; from French, from Greek kritikḗ “the art of criticism,” noun use of feminine of kritikós “critical, skilled in judging”; replacing critic
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Word History and Origins

Origin of critique1

C17: from French, from Greek kritikē, from kritikos able to discern
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Example Sentences

While Trump has been more circumspect, limiting most of his China critiques to the realm of trade, he is filling his foreign policy team with vocal China critics.

From BBC

But “Heretic” doesn’t earn, or even appear interested in, that critique.

Through these comical yet eye-opening critiques, she realized her platform — as a Black foodie born and raised in L.A. — was an anomaly.

Your book draws attention to a group of Black abolitionist writers who sought to explain and critique that gap, and also explore what to do about it.

From Salon

The cash-hungry hitman's quote may seem an odd choice for someone soon to take the second-highest office in the land, especially one that essentially reads as a critique of any system of morality.

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