critical appraisal vs criticism

critical appraisal and criticism both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
critical appraisal	Yes	No	No	No
criticism	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, criticism is a hyponym of critical appraisal; that is, criticism is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than critical appraisal:

critical appraisal: an appraisal based on careful analytical evaluation
criticism: a serious examination and judgment of something

Other hyponyms of critical appraisal include critique.

critical appraisal (noun)	criticism (noun)
an appraisal based on careful analytical evaluation	a serious examination and judgment of something
	disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings
	a written evaluation of a work of literature

critical appraisal vs criticism

critical appraisal and criticism both are nouns.

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