An act or instance of criticizing. Also: a critical remark or comment.

Hypercriticism; also a minute criticism, a critique. Obsolete.

A piece of writing or other review in which a text, creative work, subject, etc., is analysed or evaluated; a critical essay or article; a work of…

An account or critical appraisal of a book or (now also) a play, film, concert, etc.

an article that is a review; esp. a paper in a journal that summarizes recent literature on or developments in a particular subject.

In a newspaper, magazine, etc.: a paragraph or article on a newly published book, a performance of a play, etc.; a review (frequently in plural).

A written or spoken assessment or review of a person, esp. a writer, or his or her work or achievements; esp. a favourable or positive one (cf…

colloquial. = criticism, n. 1 4, critique, n. 1a.