Critic
noun
Someone who judges, evaluates, or criticizes.
He is a film critic who writes for a major newspaper.
Often appears as...
- literary critic
- film critic
noun
Someone who often complains or finds fault.
She has become a harsh critic of the government's policies.
Often appears as...
- social critic
- political critic
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Disapproving
noun
Someone who judges, evaluates, or criticizes.
He is a film critic who writes for a major newspaper.
Often appears as...
- literary critic
- film critic
noun
Someone who often complains or finds fault.
She has become a harsh critic of the government's policies.
Often appears as...
- social critic
- political critic
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Expert Opinion
Used for someone whose judgment in a specific field is respected and knowledgeable.
The book was deemed excellent by the literary critics.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Negative
Does not always imply negativity; critics can give positive feedback as well.
The theater critic gave a rave review for the new play.
Pro Tip 3/3Professional Role
Often a professional role, such as someone who writes reviews for a living.
She's aiming to become a prominent music critic.
Pro Tip 1/3Expert Opinion
Used for someone whose judgment in a specific field is respected and knowledgeable.
The book was deemed excellent by the literary critics.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Negative
Does not always imply negativity; critics can give positive feedback as well.
The theater critic gave a rave review for the new play.
Pro Tip 3/3Professional Role
Often a professional role, such as someone who writes reviews for a living.
She's aiming to become a prominent music critic.
Pro Tip 1/3Expert Opinion
Used for someone whose judgment in a specific field is respected and knowledgeable.
The book was deemed excellent by the literary critics.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Negative
Does not always imply negativity; critics can give positive feedback as well.
The theater critic gave a rave review for the new play.
Pro Tip 3/3Professional Role
Often a professional role, such as someone who writes reviews for a living.
She's aiming to become a prominent music critic.
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critics be its level of coldness actually makes you really tired you're using up a lot of energy just to stay warm though even moving up moving around they say everything's cold you feel the call coming up from the ground it's coming in from all say it's just
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What are the universal...
mostly monitor and investigate violations, but they cannot force states to, say, change a policy or compensate a victim. That's why some critics say it's naive to consider human rights a given in a world where state interests wield so much power.
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Nationalism vs....
You're pretty worried about it. Is that right? And if there was one cause for hope, how would you state that? I focus on the most dangerous possibilities partly because this is like my job or responsibility as a historian or social critic.
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The poet who painted...
made up France's bohemian subculture. And their works of art, literature, and intellect would shake up the world. At the turn of the 20th century, within this dynamic scene, art critic, poet, and champion of the avant-garde,
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Would You Eat Bull...
Cho may be Taiwan's most highly respected chef and tonight he will host a very unusual dinner for some very special guests including several of taiwan's top food critics the dish he's chosen to prepare is so taboo it may be
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Why wasn’t the Bill of...
These Anti-Federalists were especially worried by the text's apparent lack of protections for individual liberties. As the conventions proceeded, many of these critics shifted from opposing the Constitution entirely
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Justice for Martine Vik...
we were not anarchists or people or general critics of multinational corporations no not at all we were happy customers who didn't feel quite content buying the products of these companies when they just said well
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Whatever happened to...
offered power plants the economic flexibility to keep costs low while strictly limiting pollution. Many critics called these allowances licenses to pollute, or said the government was selling clean air.
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Give yourself permission...
And that's really the enemy, because it's not up to us whether what we do is any good, and if history has taught us anything, the world is an extremely unreliable critic. Right? So you have to ask
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How to build a company...
So what's the problem with being radically truthful and radically transparent with each other? People say it's emotionally difficult. Critics say it's a formula for a brutal work environment.
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Reindeer Selfies With...
critics be its level of coldness actually makes you really tired you're using up a lot of energy just to stay warm though even moving up moving around they say everything's cold you feel the call coming up from the ground it's coming in from all say it's just
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What are the universal...
mostly monitor and investigate violations, but they cannot force states to, say, change a policy or compensate a victim. That's why some critics say it's naive to consider human rights a given in a world where state interests wield so much power.
Video examples
Nationalism vs....
You're pretty worried about it. Is that right? And if there was one cause for hope, how would you state that? I focus on the most dangerous possibilities partly because this is like my job or responsibility as a historian or social critic.
Video examples
The poet who painted...
made up France's bohemian subculture. And their works of art, literature, and intellect would shake up the world. At the turn of the 20th century, within this dynamic scene, art critic, poet, and champion of the avant-garde,
Video examples
Would You Eat Bull...
Cho may be Taiwan's most highly respected chef and tonight he will host a very unusual dinner for some very special guests including several of taiwan's top food critics the dish he's chosen to prepare is so taboo it may be
Video examples
Why wasn’t the Bill of...
These Anti-Federalists were especially worried by the text's apparent lack of protections for individual liberties. As the conventions proceeded, many of these critics shifted from opposing the Constitution entirely
Video examples
Justice for Martine Vik...
we were not anarchists or people or general critics of multinational corporations no not at all we were happy customers who didn't feel quite content buying the products of these companies when they just said well
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Whatever happened to...
offered power plants the economic flexibility to keep costs low while strictly limiting pollution. Many critics called these allowances licenses to pollute, or said the government was selling clean air.
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Give yourself permission...
And that's really the enemy, because it's not up to us whether what we do is any good, and if history has taught us anything, the world is an extremely unreliable critic. Right? So you have to ask
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How to build a company...
So what's the problem with being radically truthful and radically transparent with each other? People say it's emotionally difficult. Critics say it's a formula for a brutal work environment.
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Paulo Coelho
Brazilian Novelist
I write from my soul. This is the reason that critics don't hurt me, because it is me. If it was not me, if I was pretending to be someone else, then this could unbalance my world, but I know who I am.
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Virginia Woolf
British Author
This is an important book, the critic assumes, because it deals with war. This is an insignificant book because it deals with the feelings of women in a drawing-room.
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Yance Ford
American Director
What little return documentary filmmakers get often comes in the form of recognition by their peers and the critics who influence doc audiences around the country.
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Oscar Wilde
Irish Poet
A critic should be taught to criticise a work of art without making any reference to the personality of the author.
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Jerry Lewis
American Comedian
I've had the greatest respect for my work in this country by Americans. Critics have no brains.
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Chuck Eddy
American Journalist
Music critics are part of the world, and I am part of the world.
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Marco Pierre White
British Chef
Generally, I respect critics; they have their job to do.
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Michael Caputo
American Public Servant
I urge my critics to get passports and see the world.
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Randy Moss
American Athlete
To all my critics, you get paid to be negative.
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George Bancroft
American Historian
The public is wiser than the wisest critic.
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Paulo Coelho
Brazilian Novelist
I write from my soul. This is the reason that critics don't hurt me, because it is me. If it was not me, if I was pretending to be someone else, then this could unbalance my world, but I know who I am.
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Virginia Woolf
British Author
This is an important book, the critic assumes, because it deals with war. This is an insignificant book because it deals with the feelings of women in a drawing-room.
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Yance Ford
American Director
What little return documentary filmmakers get often comes in the form of recognition by their peers and the critics who influence doc audiences around the country.
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Oscar Wilde
Irish Poet
A critic should be taught to criticise a work of art without making any reference to the personality of the author.
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Jerry Lewis
American Comedian
I've had the greatest respect for my work in this country by Americans. Critics have no brains.
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Chuck Eddy
American Journalist
Music critics are part of the world, and I am part of the world.
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Marco Pierre White
British Chef
Generally, I respect critics; they have their job to do.
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Michael Caputo
American Public Servant
I urge my critics to get passports and see the world.
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Randy Moss
American Athlete
To all my critics, you get paid to be negative.
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George Bancroft
American Historian
The public is wiser than the wisest critic.
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