- a person who expresses opinions about the good and bad qualities of books, music, etc.
- a film/an art/a music critic
- Bradley Cooper's gripping performance has been praised by critics.
- The critics loved the movie.
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentb2, Literature and writingb2, Jobsb2, Film and theatreb2- Critics described the paintings as worthless rubbish.
- Some critics are calling him ‘the new De Niro’.
- The film was hailed by critics as a triumphant piece of realism.
- The play was panned by critics.
- She's a restaurant critic for ‘The Times’.
- Several literary critics wrote unflattering reviews of her first novel.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
- great
- incisive
- …
- hail something
- praise something
- rave
- …
- a person who expresses dislike of somebody/something and talks about their bad qualities, especially publicly
- She has become one of the ruling party's most outspoken critics.
- a harsh/fierce/vocal critic
- critic of something/somebody a critic of private healthcare
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentb2- Critics point out that poverty still exists.
- He is now a major critic of the nuclear industry.
- I am my own worst critic.
- She is looking for a chance to prove her critics wrong.
- She is one of her husband's severest critics.
- an outspoken critic of government policy
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bitter
- fierce
- harsh
- …
- answer
- respond to
- defend yourself against
- …
- accuse somebody
- argue something
- believe something
- …
- critic of
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Latin criticus, from Greek kritikos, from kritēs ‘a judge’, from krinein ‘judge, decide’.
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