Definition of criticism
1 a
: the act of criticizing usually unfavorably
- seeking encouragement rather than criticism
b
: a critical observation or remark
- an unfair criticism
- had a minor criticism of the design
c
: critique
2
: the art of evaluating or analyzing works of art or literature;
also
: writings expressing such evaluation or analysis
- an anthology of literary criticism
3
: the scientific investigation of literary documents (such as the Bible) in regard to such matters as origin, text, composition, or history
