criticism vs critique

criticism and critique both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
criticism	Yes	No	No	No
critique	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, criticism and critique are synonyms defined as:

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

criticism: a written evaluation of a work of literature
critique: an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)

criticism (noun)	critique (noun)
a serious examination and judgment of something	a serious examination and judgment of something
disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings	an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)
a written evaluation of a work of literature

criticism (verb)	critique (verb)
	appraise critically