Definition of criticism
1a : 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
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The first known use of criticism was in 1607
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