attack - strong criticism; "he published an unexpected attack on my work"

disapproval - the expression of disapproval

brickbat - blunt criticism

carping, faultfinding - persistent petty and unjustified criticism

flack, flak, attack, fire, blast - intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak"

thrust - verbal criticism; "he enlivened his editorials with barbed thrusts at politicians"

potshot - criticism aimed at an easy target and made without careful consideration; "reporters took potshots at the mayor"

rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face"

slating - a severely critical attack; "the reviewers gave his book a sound slating"

static - angry criticism; "they will probably give you a lot of static about your editorial"

stricture - severe criticism

critical analysis, critical appraisal - an appraisal based on careful analytical evaluation

examen - a critical study (as of a writer's work)

knock, roast - negative criticism

self-criticism - criticism of yourself

piece of writing, written material, writing - the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect); "the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing"

explication de texte - a method of literary criticism that analyzes details of a text in order to reveal its structure and meaning

textual criticism - comparison of a particular text with related materials in order to establish authenticity

new criticism - literary criticism based on close analysis of the text

analysis - a form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed

critical review, critique, review article, review - an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)