criticism
1a. the act of criticizing usually unfavorably
seeking encouragement rather than criticism
1b. a critical observation or remark
an unfair criticism
had a minor criticism of the design
1c. critique
2. the art of evaluating or analyzing works of art or literature; also writings expressing such evaluation or analysis
an anthology of literary criticism
3. the scientific investigation of literary documents (such as the Bible) in regard to such matters as origin, text, composition or history
Source:
Merriam-Webster