critical

crit·i·cal

 (krĭt′ĭ-kəl)

adj.

1. Judging severely and finding fault: a writer who is very critical of the government's foreign policy.

2.

a. Relating to or characterized by criticism; reflecting careful analysis and judgment: a critical appreciation of the filmmaker's work.

b. Of, relating to, or characteristic of critics: a play that received great critical acclaim.

c. Including scholarly commentary and interpretation: a critical edition of Poe's stories.

3.

a. Forming or having the nature of a turning point; crucial or decisive: a critical point in the campaign. See Synonyms at decisive.

b. Medicine Being or relating to a grave physical condition, especially of a patient.

c. Being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency: a critical shortage of food.

4. Extremely important or essential: a critical element of the plan; a second income that is critical to the family's well-being. See Synonyms at indispensable.

5. Mathematics Of or relating to a point at which a curve has a horizontal tangent line, as at a maximum or minimum.

6. Chemistry & Physics Of or relating to the value of a measurement, such as temperature, at which an abrupt change in a quality, property, or state occurs: A critical temperature of water is 100°C, its boiling point at standard atmospheric pressure.

7. Physics Capable of sustaining a nuclear chain reaction: The reactor has gone critical.

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crit′i·cal·ly adv.

crit′i·cal·ness n.

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critical

(ˈkrɪtɪkəl)

adj

1. containing or making severe or negative judgments

2. containing careful or analytical evaluations: a critical dissertation.

3. of or involving a critic or criticism

4. of or forming a crisis; crucial; decisive: a critical operation.

5. urgently needed: critical medical supplies.

6. (Medicine) informal so seriously injured or ill as to be in danger of dying

7. (General Physics) physics of, denoting, or concerned with a state in which the properties of a system undergo an abrupt change: a critical temperature.

8. (Nuclear Physics) go critical (of a nuclear power station or reactor) to reach a state in which a nuclear-fission chain reaction becomes self-sustaining

ˈcritically adv

ˈcriticalness n

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crit•i•cal

(ˈkrɪt ɪ kəl)

adj.

1. inclined to find fault or to judge severely.

2. occupied with or skilled in criticism.

3. involving or requiring skillful judgment as to truth, merit, etc.

4. of or pertaining to critics or criticism: critical essays.

5. providing textual variants, proposed emendations, etc.: a critical edition of Chaucer.

6. caused by or constituting a crisis: a critical shortage of food.

7. of decisive importance; crucial.

8. of essential importance; indispensable: a critical ingredient.

9. (of a patient's condition) having unstable and abnormal vital signs and one or more unfavorable indicators.

10. Physics.

a. pertaining to a state, value, or quantity at which one or more properties of a substance or system change.

b. of a quantity of fissionable material large enough to sustain a chain reaction.

[1580–90]

crit′i•cal•ly, adv.

crit`i•cal′i•ty, crit′i•cal•ness, n.

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critic

– critical

1. 'critic'

Critic /'krɪtɪk/ is a noun. A critic is a person who writes reviews and gives opinions in newspapers or on television about books, films, music, or art.

What did the New York critics have to say about the production?

Most critics gave the play a good review.

2. 'critical'

Critical is an adjective with several meanings.

A critical approach to something involves examining and judging it carefully. When critical has this meaning, you use it only in front of a noun.

I was planning a serious critical study of Shakespeare.

If you are critical of someone or something, you show that you disapprove of them. When critical has this meaning, it can be used in front of a noun or after a linking verb.

She apologized for her critical remarks.

His report is highly critical of the judge.

If a person is critical or in a critical condition, they are seriously ill.

Ten of the victims are said to be in a critical condition in hospital.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	critical - marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws; "a critical attitude" unfavorable, unfavourable - not encouraging or approving or pleasing; "unfavorable conditions"; "an unfavorable comparison"; "unfavorable comments", "unfavorable impression" sarcastic - expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds uncritical - not critical; not tending to find or call attention to errors; "a devoted and almost uncritical admirer"
	2.	critical - at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction; "a critical temperature of water is 100 degrees C--its boiling point at standard atmospheric pressure"; "critical mass"; "go critical" chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics" noncritical - not critical; not at a point of abrupt change
	3.	critical - characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; "a critical reading"; "a critical dissertation"; "a critical analysis of Melville's writings" discerning - having or revealing keen insight and good judgment; "a discerning critic"; "a discerning reader" scholarly - characteristic of scholars or scholarship; "scholarly pursuits"; "a scholarly treatise"; "a scholarly attitude" uncritical, noncritical - marked by disregard for critical standards or procedures; "news sources reflected uncritical estimates of the number of juvenile addicts"
	4.	critical - urgently needed; absolutely necessary; "a critical element of the plan"; "critical medical supplies"; "vital for a healthy society"; "of vital interest" vital indispensable - not to be dispensed with; essential; "foods indispensable to good nutrition"
	5.	critical - forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis; "a critical point in the campaign"; "the critical test" decisive crucial, important - of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; "a crucial moment in his career"; "a crucial election"; "a crucial issue for women"
	6.	critical - being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency; "a critical shortage of food"; "a critical illness"; "an illness at the critical stage" crucial, important - of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; "a crucial moment in his career"; "a crucial election"; "a crucial issue for women" noncritical, noncrucial - not in a state of crisis or emergency
	7.	critical - of or involving or characteristic of critics or criticism; "critical acclaim"

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critical

adjective

1. crucial, decisive, momentous, deciding, pressing, serious, vital, psychological, urgent, all-important, pivotal, high-priority, now or never The incident happened at a critical point in the campaign.
crucial unimportant

2. grave, serious, dangerous, acute, risky, hairy (slang), precarious, perilous Ten of the injured are said to be in a critical condition.
grave safe, settled, secure

3. disparaging, disapproving, scathing, derogatory, nit-picking (informal), censorious, cavilling, fault-finding, captious, carping, niggling He has apologized for critical remarks he made about the referee.
disparaging approving, complimentary, appreciative, uncritical

4. analytical, penetrating, discriminating, discerning, diagnostic, perceptive, judicious, accurate, precise What is needed is a critical analysis of the evidence.
analytical undiscriminating

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critical

adjective

1. Inclined to judge too severely:

captious, carping, censorious, faultfinding, hypercritical, overcritical.

2. Characterized by careful and exact evaluation:

discerning, discriminating.

3. So serious as to be at the point of crisis or necessary to resolve a crisis:

acute, climacteric, crucial, desperate, dire.

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Translations

إنتِقادي، باحِث عن الأخْطاءاِنْتِقادِيّحَرِج، مُتأزِّم، خَطيرنَقْدي، إنتِقادي، تَحْليلي

kritický

kritisk

kritischtadelsüchtigbedenklich

κρίσιμοςκριτικός

críticograveserio

kriittinenlabiili

critique

kritičan

kritikaiválságos

aîfinnslusamuralvarlegur; tvísÿnnsem felur í sér gagnrÿni

criticosfavorevole

重大な

비판적중대한

kritiekkritisch

kritisklivsviktigtekstkritisk

krytyczny

crítico

критический

kritičen

kritisk

เกี่ยวกับการวิจารณ์

kritikkusur bulucutenkit edip duranciddieleştirel

then chốt

危急的挑剔的苛求的评论性的

critical

[ˈkrɪtɪkəl]

A. ADJ

1. (= important) [factor, element] → crítico; [issue] → apremiante; [problem] → muy serio
it is critical to understand what is happening → es de vital importancia entender lo que está ocurriendo
of critical importance → de vital importancia
how you finance a business is critical to its success → el éxito de un negocio depende de forma crucial de cómo se financie

2. (= decisive) [moment, stage] → crítico
it was a critical time for the nation → fue un período crítico para la nación
at a critical juncture → en una coyuntura crítica

3. (= perilous, serious) [situation, state] → crítico

4. (Med) [patient, condition, illness] → grave
to be on the critical list → estar en la lista de enfermos graves
to be off the critical list → estar fuera de peligro

5. (= fault-finding) [attitude, remark, report] → crítico
he's too critical → siempre está criticando, critica demasiado
to watch sb with a critical eye → observar a algn con ojo crítico
to be critical of sth/sb → criticar algo/a algn

6. (= analytical) [person, reader, analysis] → crítico

7. (Cine, Literat, Mus, Theat) → crítico
the film met with critical acclaim → la película fue aplaudida por la crítica
to be a critical success [book, play etc] → ser un éxito de crítica

8. (Phys, Nuclear physics) [temperature, pressure] → crítico
to go critical → empezar una reacción en cadena

B. CPD critical angle N (Aer, Opt) → ángulo m crítico
critical edition N → edición f critica
critical essays NPL → ensayos mpl de crítica
critical mass N → masa f crítica
critical path analysis N → análisis m inv del camino crítico

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critical

[ˈkrɪtɪk^əl] adj

(= crucial) [moment, point, factor, decision, role] → crucial(e)
of critical importance → d'une importance capitale, d'une importance cruciale
to be critical to sth [+ success, survival] → être essentiel(le) à qch; [+ future] → être crucial(e) pour qch

(= analytical) [opinion, analysis] → critique; [thinking] → critique; [essay] → critique

(= fault-finding) [person] → critique
a critical remark → une critique
to be critical of sb/sth → critiquer qn/qch

(= acute) [illness] → critique
The patient is in a critical condition.; The patient is critical → Le patient est dans un état critique.

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critical

adj

(= fault-finding, discriminating) → kritisch; the book was a critical success → das Buch kam bei den Kritikern an; the book met with critical acclaim → das Buch fand Anklang bei den Kritikern or wurde in den Kritiken gelobt; critical reviews → Kritiken pl; critical edition → kritische Ausgabe; to cast a critical eye over something → sich (dat) → etw kritisch ansehen; to be critical of somebody/something → jdn/etw kritisieren

(= dangerous, Sci) → kritisch; (= crucial also) → entscheidend; (Med) person → in kritischem Zustand; it is critical (for us) to understand what is happening → es ist (für uns) von entscheidender Bedeutung zu wissen, was vorgeht; of critical importance → von entscheidender Bedeutung; to be on the critical list (Med) → in kritischem Zustand sein

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critical

[ˈkrɪtɪk/əl] adj (all senses) → critico/a
to be critical of sb/sth → criticare qn/qc, essere critico/a verso qn/qc
at a critical moment → in un momento critico
a critical success (book, play) → un successo di critica

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critic

(ˈkritik) noun

1. a person who judges or comments on books, art etc. He is the book critic for the local newspaper. resensent, kritikus ناقِد критик crítico kritik der/die Kritiker(in) anmelder; kritiker κριτικόςcrítico arvustaja منتقد kriitikko critiqueמבקר आलोचक, समीक्षक kritičar (mű)bíráló kritikus gagnrÿnandi critico 批評家 비평가 kritikas kritiķis pengkritik criticuskritiker, anmelderkrytyk منتقد crítico critic критик kritik ocenjevalec kritičar kritiker, recensent นักวิจารณ์ eleştirmen 評論家 критик نقاد، تنقيد نگار nhà phê bình 评论家，批评家

2. a person who finds fault. His critics would say that he is unsuitable for the job. kritikus ناقِد، مُتَصيِّد للأخطـاء критикар crítico kritik der/die Kritiker(in) kritiker κριτήςcrítico kritiseerija نکوهشگر؛ منتقد arvostelija détracteur/-trice מבקר छिद्रान्वेषी kritičar kritikus pencela gagnrÿnandi critico あら探しする人 혹평가 kritikas, priekabus vertintojas kritiķis pengkritik criticus kritisk røst/person, dommerkrytyk منتقد crítico critic критикан kritik kritik kritičar häcklare ผู้ที่จับผิด tenkitçi birisi 愛挑剔的人 критикан نكت‍ہ چین، عيب جو người chỉ trích 爱挑剔的人

ˈcritical adjective

1. judging and analysing. He has written several critical works on Shakespeare. kritiek, krities نَقْدي، إنتِقادي، تَحْليلي критически crítico kritický kritisch kritisk κριτικόςcrítico arvustav نقدگرانه kriittinen critique בִּיקוֹרתִי विवेचनात्मक kritičan bíráló; kritikai kritis sem felur í sér gagnrÿni critico 批評の 비판적인 kritikos kritisks kritikal kritischkritiskkrytyczny خطرناک crítico critic критический kritický kritičen kritički kritisk เกี่ยวกับการวิจารณ์ eleştirici, eleştirel 評論性的 критичний تنقيدى phê phán 评论性的

2. fault-finding. He tends to be critical of his children. krities إنتِقادي، باحِث عن الأخْطاء критичен crítico kritický tadelsüchtig kritisk επικριτικόςcrítico, severo kriitiline خرده گیر؛ انتقاد آمیز moittiva critique בִּיקוֹרתִי मीन-मेख निकालने वाला kritičan kritikus bersifat selalu mencela aðfinnslusamur critico あら探しの 흠을 들추어 내는 kritiškas, kritiškai nusistatęs kritizējošs mencari salah kritischkritiskkrytyczny انتقادی crítico critic критичный kritický dlakocepski kritičan kritisk ที่ชอบจับผิด kusur bulucu, tenkit edip duran 吹毛求疵的 критичний عيب جو chỉ trích 挑剔的，苛求的

3. of, at or having the nature of, a crisis; very serious. a critical shortage of food; After the accident, his condition was critical. kritieke toestand حَرِج، مُتأزِّم، خَطير критичен crítico kritický bedenklich kritisk κρίσιμοςcrítico, grave, serio väga tõsine بحرانی؛ نگران کننده vakava critiqueקריטי, אנוש नाजुक kritičan, težak válságos gawat alvarlegur; tvísÿnn critico 危機的な 위기의 kritinis, kritiškas, pavojingas kritisks genting kritiekavgjørende, kritisk, livsviktigkrytyczny بحرانی، خطری crítico critic критический kritický kritičen kritičan kritisk เป็นช่วงอันตราย ciddi, kritik 危急的 переломний, вирішальний تشويشناك، نازك thuộc thời điểm khó khăn 危急的

ˈcritically adverb

kritiek, krities بِصورَة إنْتِقادِيَّه، بِصورَة حَرِجَـه критично criticamente kriticky kritisch kritisk; afgørende κρίσιμα, επικριτικά críticamente, de manera/forma crítica kriitiliselt بطور وخیم و بحرانی vakavasti de façon critique בְּאוֹפֵן אֲנוּש सुक्ष्म रूप से kritično kritikusan; válságos állapotban secara kritis á gagnrÿninn hátt in maniera critica 批判的に 결정적으로 kritiškai, pavojingai kritiski; kritizējoši dengan genting kritischkritisk, alvorlig, avgjørende, livstruende krytycznie په بحرانی او خطر په ډول criticamente (în mod) critic критически kriticky kritično kritično kritiskt โดยเป็นช่วงอันตราย eleştirici bir şekilde; ciddî, ağır 批判地 критично ناقدان‍ہ، تنقيدى نظر س‍ے chỉ trích 批判性地，苛求地

ˈcriticize, ˈcriticise (-saiz) verb

1. to find fault (with). He's always criticizing her. kritiseer ينتَقِد، يَبْحَثُ عَن الأخطاء критикувам criticar kritizovat kritisieren kritisere κατακρίνω, επικρίνωcriticar kritiseerima عیب جویی کردن؛ نکوهش کردن kritisoida critiquer לְבָקֵר दोष निकालना kritizirati kritizál mengritik gagnrÿna criticare 批判する 비판하다 kritikuoti kritizēt; nopelt mengkritik kritiek hebben opkritisere, finne feil ved, klandrekrytykować د چا غلطی پیداکول ، د چا عیب ویل criticar a critica критиковать kritizovať grajati kritikovati จับผิด tenkit etmek, eleştirmek 吹毛求疵，批評 осуджувати تنقيد كرنا، عيب نكالنا chỉ trích 挑剔，批评，非难

2. to give an opinion of or judgement on a book etc. beoordeel, resenseer, afkeur يَنْتَـقِـد (كِتاباً) анализирам criticar recenzovat, kriticky posoudit kritisieren anmelde κρίνω realizar una crítica arvustama نقد ادبی کردن arvostella faire la critique de לִמתוֹחַ בִּקוֹרֶת आलोचनात्मक निर्णय करना suditi (meg)bírál menilai gagnrÿna fare la critica 批評する 비평하다 nagrinėti, vertinti izteikt spriedumu/domas memberi komen beoordelen, kritiserenskrive en tekstkritikk, anmelde recenzować ادبی نقد criticar a judeca critic критиковать kriticky posúdiť oceniti kritikovati kritisera วิจารณ์; แสดงความเห็น eleştiride bulunmak 評論 критикувати كسى كتاب پر اپنى راۓ دينا phê bình 评论

ˈcriticism noun

kritiek, beoordeling, resensie نَقْد، إنتِقاد критика crítica kritika, posudek die Kritik kritik κριτικήcrítica arvustus نقد arvostelu critiqueביקורת आलोचना, समीक्षा kritika (mű)bírálat, kritika kritik gagnrÿni critica 批評 비평 kritika kritika kritikan kritiekkritikk; klagingkrytyka نقد crítica critică критика kritika ocena, kritika kritika kritik การวิจารณ์ eleştirme, tenkit 批判 критика; критичний розгляд تنقيد sự phê bình 批评

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critical

→ اِنْتِقادِيّ kritický kritisk kritisch κρίσιμος crítico kriittinen critique kritičan critico 重大な 중대한 kritiek kritisk krytyczny crítico критический kritisk เกี่ยวกับการวิจารณ์ kritik then chốt 危急的

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crit·i·cal

a. crítico-a; peligroso-a;

___ condition → estado ___, gravedad extrema.

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critical

adj crítico

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