Critic ˈkrɪtɪk Outspoken Noun Film/An Art/A Music Bradley

• a film/an art/a music critic
• bradley cooper's gripping performance has been praised by critics.
• the critics loved the movie.
• she has become one of the ruling party's most outspoken critics.

critic

1. 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 Examples

• 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.
• He's a restaurant critic for ‘The Times’.
• Several literary critics wrote unflattering reviews of her first novel.
2. 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
• a critic of private healthcare

Extra Examples

• 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

Word Origin

• late 16th cent.: from Latin criticus, from Greek kritikos, from kritēs ‘a judge’, from krinein ‘judge, decide’.