critic
- noun1 person who says what is bad/wrong with sthADJECTIVE▪ bitter, fierce, harsh, hostile, severe, tough, trenchant (esp. BrE)▪
She is one of her husband's severest critics.
▪ worst▪I am my own worst critic.
▪ outspoken, vocal, vociferous▪ persistent▪ chief, great, leading, major, prominent▪He is now a major critic of the nuclear industry.
VERB + CRITIC▪ answer, respond to▪ defend yourself against▪ prove wrong, silence▪She is looking for a chance to prove her critics wrong.
CRITIC + VERB▪ accuse sb▪Critics accused the government of giving in to pressure from the tobacco companies.
▪ argue sth, believe sth, charge sth, claim sth, contend sth, fear sth, point sth out, say sth, suggest sth▪Critics point out that poverty still exists.
▪ complain, question▪ be right, be wrongPREPOSITION▪ critic of▪an outspoken critic of government policy
2 person who gives opinions about books, films/movies, etc.ADJECTIVE▪ good, great, incisive (esp. AmE)▪ distinguished, influential, leading▪ art, cultural, drama, film, literary, media, movie, music, restaurant, social, television, theatre/theater, etc.CRITIC + VERB▪ hail sth, praise sth, rave▪The movie was hailed by critics as a triumphant piece of realism.
▪ attack sth, pan sth, slate sth (BrE)▪The play was panned by critics.
▪ call, describe sth▪Some critics are calling him ‘the new De Niro’.
▪Critics described the paintings as worthless.
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critic — CRÍTIC, Ă, critici, ce, adj., subst. I. adj. 1. Care apreciază calităţile şi defectele (unor oameni, stări, fapte, opere etc.). Aparat critic = totalitatea notelor lămuritoare, a comentariilor etc., introduse la editarea unui text, cu scopul de a … Dicționar Român
Critic — Crit ic (kr[i^]t [i^]k), n. [L. criticus, Gr. kritiko s, a critic; prop., an adj. meaning able to discuss, from kri nein to judge, discern. See {Certain}, and cf. {Critique}.] 1. One skilled in judging of the merits of literary or artistic works; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Critic — Crit ic, v. i. [Cf. F. critiquer.] To criticise; to play the critic. [Obs.] Syn: critique. [1913 Webster] Nay, if you begin to critic once, we shall never have done. A. Brewer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Critic — Crit ic, a. Of or pertaining to critics or criticism; critical. [Obs.] Critic learning. Pope. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
critic — (n.) 1580s, one who passes judgment, from M.Fr. critique (14c.), from L. criticus a judge, literary critic, from Gk. kritikos able to make judgments, from krinein to separate, decide (see CRISIS (Cf. crisis)). Meaning one who judges merits of… … Etymology dictionary
critic — [n1] analyst, interpreter analyzer, annotator, arbiter, authority, caricaturist, cartoonist, commentator, connoisseur, diagnostic, evaluator, expert, expositor, judge, pundit, reviewer, sharpshooter; concept 348 critic [n2] faultfinder, detractor … New thesaurus
critic — [krit′ik] n. [L criticus < Gr kritikos, a critic, orig., critical, able to discern < krinein: see CRISIS] 1. a) a person who forms and expresses judgments of people or things according to certain standards or values b) such a person whose… … English World dictionary
critic — index malcontent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
CRITIC — Intelligence Report (Governmental » Military) … Abbreviations dictionary
critic — ► NOUN 1) a person who expresses an unfavourable opinion of something. 2) a person who reviews literary or artistic works. ORIGIN Greek kritikos, from krit s a judge … English terms dictionary
Critic — Not to be confused with Critique. For other uses, see Critic (disambiguation). Critic by Lajos Tihanyi. Oil on canvas, c. 1916. A critic is anyone who expresses a value judgement. Informally, criticism is a common aspect of all human expression… … Wikipedia
