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CRITIQUE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A serious examination and judgment of something

Example:

constructive criticism is always appreciated

Synonyms:

criticism; critique

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("critique" is a kind of...):

critical analysis; critical appraisal (an appraisal based on careful analytical evaluation)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "critique"):

examen (a critical study (as of a writer's work))

knock; roast (negative criticism)

self-criticism (criticism of yourself)

Derivation:

critique (appraise critically)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)

Synonyms:

critical review; critique; review; review article

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("critique" is a kind of...):

criticism; literary criticism (a written evaluation of a work of literature)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "critique"):

book review (a critical review of a book (usually a recently published book))

notice (a short critical review)

rave (an extravagantly enthusiastic review)

Derivation:

critique (appraise critically)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Appraise critically

Example:

Please critique this performance

Synonyms:

critique; review

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "critique" is one way to...):

evaluate; judge; pass judgment (form a critical opinion of)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "critique"):

peer review; referee (evaluate professionally a colleague's work)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

Sam and Sue critique the movie

Derivation:

critique (a serious examination and judgment of something)

critique (an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play))

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