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critical  /ˈkrɪ tɪ kəl/ ? Meaning of "critical"

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Definition(s):

  1. (adj) marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws
  2. (adj) at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction
  3. (adj) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment
  4. (adj) urgently needed; absolutely necessary
  5. (adj) forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis
  6. (adj) being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency
  7. (adj) of or involving or characteristic of critics or criticism

Synonym(s)

vital

Antonyms(s)

uncritical, noncritical

Derived Word(s)

critic, criticality, criticalness, criticism

Usage(s):

  1. Opinion Columnist - Opinion editorials and critical essays encompassing all areas of the news media from the pages of PTI Magazine.
  2. TFK enables its readers to become literate, critical thinkers, and informed, responsible citizens.
  3. It reached critical mass in late 1930, when 608 banks failed among them the Bank of the United States, which accounted for about a third of the total deposits lost.
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