critique C1 Topic:Law & Government US /kɹɪˈtik/ UK /kɹɪˈtiːk/ See IPA manual Freq #21522 Meanings 1 noun A careful, detailed assessment of something's strengths and weaknesses. She wrote a thoughtful critique of the new economic policy. 2 verb To examine something carefully and judge its good and bad points. I want you to critique my new business plan honestly. 3 noun A specific critical comment pointing out a fault. He liked my presentation but offered three minor critiques. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a careful, detailed... criticismreview 2 verb · to examine something... review 3 noun · a specific critical comment... criticism More animadversioncriticizationdressing-downhandbaggingslamstricture ↔ Opposites accoladeapplauseencomiumplaudittribute Word family Forms critiquedcritiquescritiquing Derived forms self-critique Related forms criticcriticizeoffense Common collocations pointed critique Adjective + noun Etymology AI details Unadapted borrowing from French critique, from New Latin critica (“critique”), feminine of criticus (“critical”); see critic. *krey- Proto-Indo-European critique Middle French critica la-new View etymology graph -> Topics Law & Government External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # critique **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /kɹɪˈtik/ **IPA (UK):** /kɹɪˈtiːk/ **Frequency rank:** 21522 ## Meanings 1. A careful, detailed assessment of something's strengths and weaknesses. 2. To examine something carefully and judge its good and bad points. 3. A specific critical comment pointing out a fault. ## Examples - She wrote a thoughtful critique of the new economic policy. - I want you to critique my new business plan honestly. - He liked my presentation but offered three minor critiques. ## Synonyms - animadversion - criticism - criticization - dressing-down - handbagging - slam - stricture ## Antonyms - accolade - applause - encomium - plaudit - tribute ## Derived Forms - self-critique ## Related Forms - critic - criticize - offense ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *krey- - Root: critique - Root: critica ## Etymology Unadapted borrowing from French critique, from New Latin critica (“critique”), feminine of criticus (“critical”); see critic. ## AI Etymology Critique is an unadapted borrowing from French critique, from New Latin critica (“critique”), feminine of criticus (“critical”); see critic. The historical chain includes *krey- (Proto-Indo-European), critique (French), and critica (New Latin). The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as self-critique and related forms such as critic, criticize, and offense. In present use it covers a careful, detailed assessment of something's strengths and weaknesses, to examine something carefully and judge its good and bad points, and a specific critical comment pointing out a fault. ## Topics - Law & Government markdown