Word Type

Noun

The word "criticism" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

compliment

Derived Terms

New Criticism anticriticism autocriticism biocriticism constructive criticism contextual criticism countercriticism cybercriticism destructive criticism ecocriticism form criticism geocriticism gynocriticism higher criticism historic criticism historical criticism hypercriticism literary criticism lower criticism metacriticism neocriticism oneirocriticism overcriticism self-criticism source criticism technocriticism textual criticism

Derived From

critic icism

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

critical analysis critical appraisal disapproval piece of writing writing written material

Type Of (IsA)

critical appraisal disapproval writing

Related Terms

armchair criticism critic critical criticise

Related Terms

constructive critic critical criticise insult ism

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