hypercriticism

Related to hypercriticism: criticising

hy·per·crit·i·cal

(hī′pər-krĭt′ĭ-kəl)

adj.

Excessively critical; captious.

hy′per·crit′i·cal·ly adv.

hy′per·crit′i·cism (-ĭ-sĭz′əm) n.

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hypercriticism

the practice of unreasonable or unjustly severe criticism; faultfinding. — hypercritic, n., adj. — hypercritical, adj.

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