The act of criticising; a critical judgment passed or expressed; a critical observation or detailed examination and review; a critique; animadversion; censure.The politician received a lot of public criticism for his controversial stance on the issue.
1874, Thomas Hardy, Far From the Madding Crowd, Her attitude was that of a person who listens, either to the external world of sound, or to the discourse of thought. A close criticism might have detected signs proving that she was intent on the latter alternative.
