an article or essay criticizing a literary or other work; detailed evaluation; review.

a criticism or critical comment on some problem, subject, etc.

the art or practice of criticism.

to review or analyze critically.

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compliment , praise

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appraisal , assessment , comment , commentary , criticism , editorial , examination , exposition , flak * , judgment , notice , pan * , putdown , rap * , rave * , review , reviewal , slam * , slap * , study , takedown , write-up , zappernotes:a criticism is an evaluation or judgment of something , while critique is a somewhat elevated term for the same thing; review is used as a synonym for these but may also imply a more comprehensive study