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critique

See also: critiqué

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Etymology edit

Unadapted borrowing from French critique, from New Latin critica (“critique”), feminine of criticus (“critical”); see critic.

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critique (plural critiques)

  1. (uncountable) The art of criticism.
  2. (countable) An essay in which another piece of work is criticised, reviewed, etc.
    • 1726, [Joseph Addison], Dialogues Upon the Usefulness of Ancient Medals. […], [London], →OCLC, page 153:
      I ſhould as ſoon expect to ſee a Critique on the Poſie of a Ring, as on the Inſcription of a Medal.
    • 2015 February 20, Jesse Jackson, “In the Ferguson era, Malcolm X’s courage in fighting racism inspires more than ever”, in The Guardian (London)‎[1]:
      I did not always agree with Malcolm X, specifically his critiques of Dr King and of the philosophy of nonviolent resistance.
    • 2023 November 15, 'Industry Insider', “Outbreak of common sense”, in RAIL, number 996, page 68:
      The Department for Transport has conceded that the instruction to the train operators under its control (either through direct management or a contractual relationship) to close ticket offices will be withdrawn, following a devasting [sic] critique by Transport Focus on the proposal's shortcomings.
  3. (countable) A point made to criticize something.
    Bob liked most of my presentation, but offered three minor critiques.
  4. (obsolete, countable) A critic; one who criticises.
    • 1625, John Williams, Great Britains Salomon (sermon)
      a question amongst critiques in the ages to come

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critique (third-person singular simple present critiques, present participle critiquing, simple past and past participle critiqued)

  1. To review something; to criticize.
    I want you to critique this new idea of mine.
    • 2015 February 9, Alison Flood, “FBI monitored and critiqued African American writers for decades”, in The Guardian‎[2]:
      Newly declassified documents from the FBI reveal how the US federal agency under J Edgar Hoover monitored the activities of dozens of prominent African American writers for decades, devoting thousands of pages to detailing their activities and critiquing their work.
    • 2017 April 15, “Kelly Clarkson accused of 'child abuse' for feeding two-year-old daughter Nutella”, in Independent.ie‎[3], retrieved 2021-05-18:
      While many commented on the sweet nature of the video, others were quick to critique her parenting choice, with one saying: "Giving food like this to a child is child abuse."
    • 2020 June 5, Judy Berman, “Where You Watch George Floyd Protests Matters. Here's Why.”, in Time‎[4]:
      On Tuesday […] a protester heckled correspondent Katy Tur for mentioning looting and she conceded that he was right to critique the media’s fascination with that aspect of recent events.
    • 2021 April 19, Jordan Kisner, “The Western Rides Again”, in The Atlantic‎[5]:
      But as this quartet of women filmmakers make new contributions to a very old genre, they’re united […] in critiquing the frontier illusion itself, the fantasy that fleeing toward the next horizon offers riches as well as freedom from the waste and damage left behind.
    • 2021 May 13, Selim Algar, “Teachers union chief cites Stuyvesant HS in ripping standardized testing”, in New York Post‎[6], retrieved 2021-05-18:
      American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten critiqued standardized testing Thursday — and specifically cited the racial makeup of heavily Asian Stuyvesant High School as an example of what’s wrong with the system.

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Etymology edit

From Latin criticus, from Ancient Greek κριτικός (kritikós).

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Adjective edit

critique (plural critiques)

  1. critical (urgent)
    La situation est à présent plus que critique. ― The situation is currently more than urgent.
  2. critical (of great importance)
  3. critical (related to criticism)
  4. (of a person) judgemental

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  • German: kritisch

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critique f (plural critiques)

  1. criticism
  2. review, usually written
  3. reason; logic

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critique m or f by sense (plural critiques)

  1. critic (profession)

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Verb edit

critique

  1. inflection of criticar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

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critique

  1. inflection of criticar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

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Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kɾiˈtike/ [kɾiˈt̪i.ke]
  • Rhymes: -ike
  • Syllabification: cri‧ti‧que

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critique

  1. inflection of criticar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative
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