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

Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to build something with them; they do not win their true meaning until one knows how to apply them.
Paul Gauguin