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Stricture :: Stricture (n.) A touch of adverse criticism; censure.

Castigation :: Castigation (n.) Corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism.

Criticism :: Criticism (n.) The rules and principles which regulate the practice of the critic; the art of judging with knowledge and propriety of the beauties and faults of a literary performance, or of a production in the fine arts; as, dramatic criticism..

Erudition :: Erudition (n.) The act of instructing; the result of thorough instruction; the state of being erudite or learned; the acquisitions gained by extensive reading or study; particularly, learning in literature or criticism, as distinct from the sciences; scholarship..

Dissect :: Dissect (v. t.) To analyze, for the purposes of science or criticism; to divide and examine minutely..

Feuilleton :: Feuilleton (n.) A part of a French newspaper (usually the bottom of the page), devoted to light literature, criticism, etc.; also, the article or tale itself, thus printed..

Rigor :: Rigor (n.) Exactness without allowance, deviation, or indulgence; strictness; as, the rigor of criticism; to execute a law with rigor; to enforce moral duties with rigor; -- opposed to lenity..

Emend :: Emend (v. t.) To purge of faults; to make better; to correct; esp., to make corrections in (a literary work); to alter for the better by textual criticism, generally verbal..

Critic :: Critic (n.) The art of criticism.

Attack :: Attack (v. t.) To assail with unfriendly speech or writing; to begin a controversy with; to attempt to overthrow or bring into disrepute, by criticism or satire; to censure; as, to attack a man, or his opinions, in a pamphlet..

Critique :: Critique (n.) A critical examination or estimate of a work of literature or art; a critical dissertation or essay; a careful and through analysis of any subject; a criticism; as, Kant's Critique of Pure Reason..

Comment :: Comment (v. i.) To make remarks, observations, or criticism; especially, to write notes on the works of an author, with a view to illustrate his meaning, or to explain particular passages; to write annotations; -- often followed by on or upon..

Criticism :: Criticism (n.) The act of criticising; a critical judgment passed or expressed; a critical observation or detailed examination and review; a critique; animadversion; censure.

Oneirocriticism :: Oneirocriticism (n.) Alt. of Oneirocritic.

Negative :: Negative (a.) Not positive; without affirmative statement or demonstration; indirect; consisting in the absence of something; privative; as, a negative argument; a negative morality; negative criticism..

Rigid :: Rigid (a.) Hence, not lax or indulgent; severe; inflexible; strict; as, a rigid father or master; rigid discipline; rigid criticism; a rigid sentence..

Critic :: Critic (a.) Of or pertaining to critics or criticism; critical.

Invite :: Invite (v. t.) To give occasion for; as, to invite criticism..

Zoilism :: Zoilism (n.) Resemblance to Zoilus in style or manner; carping criticism; detraction.

Emendation :: Emendation (n.) Alteration by editorial criticism, as of a text so as to give a better reading; removal of errors or corruptions from a document; as, the book might be improved by judicious emendations..

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