critique

See also: critiqué

English

Etymology

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Borrowed from French critique, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl]  critica (“critique”), feminine of criticus (“critical”); see critic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɹɪˈtiːk/
• IPA^(key): /kɹɪ.ˈtik/

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Noun

critique (plural critiques)

1. The art of criticism.
2. An essay in which another piece of work is criticised, reviewed, etc.
   • 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.

   • Addison

     I should as soon expect to see a critique on the poesy of a ring as on the inscription of a medal.

3. A point made to criticize something.

   Bob liked most of my presentation, but offered three minor critiques.

4. (obsolete) A critic; one who criticises.
   • Bishop Lincoln

     a question among critiques in the ages to come

Related terms

• critic

Translations

essay in which another piece of work is criticised, reviewed

• Azerbaijani: tənqid (az)
• Bashkir: тәнҡит (tənqit)
• Bulgarian: критика (bg) f (kritika), критична статия (kritična statija)
• Catalan: crítica (ca) f
• Czech: kritika (cs) f
• Finnish: kritiikki (fi), arvostelu (fi)
• French: critique (fr) f
• German: Kritik (de) f
• Greek: κριτική (el) f (kritikí)
• Hebrew: ביקורת (he) f (biqoret)
• Irish: beachtaíocht f
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• Maori: arotakenga
• Polish: krytyka (pl) f, recenzja (pl) f
• Portuguese: crítica (pt) f
• Russian: кри́тика (ru) f (krítika), реце́нзия (ru) f (recénzija)
• Scottish Gaelic: lèirmheas m
• Serbo-Croatian: kritika (sh) f
• Slovak: kritika, recenzia, posudok
• Spanish: crítica (es) f
• Thai: บทวิจารณ์
• Turkish: eleştiri (tr), tenkit (tr), kritik (tr), inceleme yazısı
• Yiddish: קריטיק f (kritik)

Verb

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

1. (US, proscribed) To review something.

   I want you to critique this new idea of mine.

Translations

To review something

• Bulgarian: пиша критика (piša kritika)
• Finnish: arvioida (fi), arvostella (fi)
• French: faire la critique
• Greek: γράφω κριτική (gráfo kritikí)
• Portuguese: criticar (pt)
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• Russian: критикова́ть (ru) impf (kritikovátʹ), рецензи́ровать (ru) impf (recenzírovatʹ)
• Slovak: posúdiť, posudzovať, recenzovať
• Thai: วิจารณ์ (wí-jaan)
• Turkish: gözden geçirmek (tr), eleştirmek (tr)
• Yiddish: קריטיקירן (kritikirn)

Further reading

• “critique”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “critique”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

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French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin criticus, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek κριτικός (kritikós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʁi.tik/

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Adjective

critique (plural critiques)

1. critical (urgent)

   La situation est à présent plus que critique.

2. critical (of great importance)
3. critical (related to criticism)
4. (of a person) judgemental

Descendants

• German: kritisch

Noun

critique f (plural critiques)

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

Noun

critique m or f (plural critiques)

1. critic (profession)

Related terms

• critiquer

Further reading

• “critique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• citrique

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Portuguese

Verb

critique

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Spanish

Verb

critique

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of criticar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of criticar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of criticar.