word-vault/dist/data/cards/cr/critic.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "critic",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a person who expresses opinions about the good and bad qualities of books, music, etc.",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**a film/an art/a music critic**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Bradley Cooper's gripping performance has been praised by critics."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The critics loved the movie."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Critics described the paintings as worthless rubbish."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Some critics are calling him ‘the new De Niro’."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The film was hailed by critics as a triumphant piece of realism."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The play was panned by critics."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She's a restaurant critic for ‘The Times’."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Several literary critics wrote unflattering reviews of her first novel."
                }
            ],
            "topics": [
                "Opinion and argument",
                "Literature and writing",
                "Jobs",
                "Film and theatre"
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["good", "great", "incisive"],
                "critic + verb": ["hail something", "praise something", "rave"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a person who expresses dislike of somebody/something and talks about their bad qualities, especially publicly",
            "sensetop": "critic of something/somebody",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She has become one of the ruling party's most **outspoken critics**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a harsh/fierce/vocal critic"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a critic of private healthcare",
                    "contextForm": "critic of something/somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Critics point out that poverty still exists."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He is now a major critic of the nuclear industry."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I am my own worst critic."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She is looking for a chance to prove her critics wrong."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She is one of her husband's severest critics."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an outspoken critic of government policy"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["bitter", "fierce", "harsh"],
                "verb + critic": ["answer", "respond to", "defend yourself against"],
                "critic + verb": [
                    "accuse somebody",
                    "argue something",
                    "believe something"
                ],
                "preposition": ["critic of"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkrɪtɪk/",
                "audio": "cr/critic/critic__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkrɪtɪk/",
                "audio": "cr/critic/critic__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late 16th cent.: from Latin criticus, from Greek kritikos, from kritēs ‘a judge’, from krinein ‘judge, decide’."
}