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What’s the difference between criticism and critique? There’s some overlap in meaning, but they’re not the same in every situation. Criticism is most often used broadly to refer to the act of negatively criticizing someone or something (“I’m more interested in encouragement right now than criticism”) or a remark or comment that expresses disapproval (“She shared a minor criticism about the design”), while critique is a more formal word for a carefully expressed judgment, opinion, or evaluation of both the good and bad qualities of something—for example, books or movies. Thus, a critic can write a critique that may be full of criticism.
Examples of critique in a Sentence
Latoya Gayle, People.com, 28 June 2025
The capitalist feast is ironic given the franchise’s anti-capitalist critique, and Netflix has received criticism for it.
—Judy Berman, Time, 27 June 2025
Siena Duncan, Miami Herald, 27 June 2025
Yet the texts do not critique his relationship to these addictive technologies.
—Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
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“Critique.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/critique. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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