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Critique vs Compliment - What's the difference?

critique | compliment |

As verbs the difference between critique and compliment

is that critique is while compliment is (ambitransitive) to pay a compliment (to); to express a favorable opinion (of).

As a noun compliment is

an expression of praise, congratulation, encouragement, or respect.

critique

English

Noun

(wikipedia critique) (en noun)
  • The art of criticism.
  • An essay in which another piece of work is criticised, reviewed, etc.
  • * {{quote-news, author=(Jesse Jackson), title=In the Ferguson era, Malcolm X’s courage in fighting racism inspires more than ever, work=(The Guardian) (London), date=20 February 2015 citation
    • , passage=I did not always agree with Malcolm X, specifically his critiques of Dr King and of the philosophy of nonviolent resistance. }}
  • * Addison
    • I should as soon expect to see a critique on the poesy of a ring as on the inscription of a medal.
  • (obsolete) A critic; one who criticises.
  • * Bishop Lincoln
    • a question among critiques in the ages to come

    Related terms

    * critic

    Verb

  • (US) To review something.
    • I want you to critique this new idea of mine.

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    compliment

    English

    (wikipedia compliment)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl), from (etyl) complire, from (etyl) complere

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An expression of praise, congratulation, encouragement, or respect.
  • * Milton
    • Tedious waste of time, to sit and hear / So many hollow compliments and lies.
  • * Cowper
    • many a compliment politely penned
  • (uncountable) Complimentary language; courtesy, flattery.
  • *
    • This accomplished man condescended to think of a young girl, and take the pains to talk to her, not with absurd compliment , but with an appeal to her understanding, and sometimes with instructive correction.
    • Synonyms
    * See also
    Antonyms
    *insult
    Derived terms
    * backhanded compliment * left-handed compliment * with compliments

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl), from (etyl) complimento'' (etyl) ''cumplimiento'', from ''cumplir'', from ''complire'', from (etyl) ''complere .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (ambitransitive) To pay a compliment (to); to express a favorable opinion (of).
  • * Prior
    • Monarchs should their inward soul disguise; / Should compliment their foes and shun their friends.
    • Antonyms
    *insult