n. 25B6; noun
she was stung by his criticism : CENSURE, condemnation, denunciation, disapproval, disparagement, opprobrium, fault-finding, attack, broadside, brickbats, stricture, recrimination; informal flak, a bad press, panning; Brit. informal stick, slating; formal excoriation.
literary criticism : EVALUATION, assessment, appraisal, analysis, judgement; commentary, interpretation, explanation, explication, elucidation.