the expression of disapproval of someone or something based on perceived faults or mistakes.
he received a lot of criticism
同义词：
censurereprovalcondemnationdenunciationdisapprovaldisparagementopprobriumcaptiousnessfault-findingcarpingcavillingchastisementcastigationupbraidingberatingabusevituperationscoldingchidingreproofsremonstrancesbroadsidesstricturesadmonishmentsrecriminationsaspersionsslurssmearsarchaic：contumelyinformal：nitpickingknockingpanningslammingflaka bad pressbrickbatsknocksrapsbad noticesstickverbalslagging offslaggingslatingsledgerare：animadversionobjurgationexcoriationreprobationarraignment
2
the analysis and judgment of the merits and faults of a literary or artistic work.
alternative methods of criticism supported by well-developed literary theories
