faultfinding English

Meaning faultfinding meaning

What does faultfinding mean?

faultfinding

— noun persistent petty and unjustified criticism

— adjective tending to make moral judgments or judgments based on personal opinions a counselor tries not to be faultfinding

— adjective (= captious) tending to find and call attention to faults a captious pedant an excessively demanding and faultfinding tutor

Synonyms faultfinding synonyms

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faultfinding English » English

carping

nagging

captious

scolding

reproving

overparticular

critical

censorious

unbearable

tiresome

strict

squawk

reproachful

nit-picking

hair-splitting

grievance

fussy

fretful

fickle

fastidiousness

expostulation

criticizing

complaint

complaining

cavilling

capricious

Topics faultfinding topics

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Quarrel

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  quarrelsome contentious argumentative combative pugnacious faultfinding

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Criticize

• What words refer to something someone says when criticizing?
  criticism critique (n) accusation attack (n) belittlement castigation censure charge condemnation denigration denouncement denunciation deprecation derision disapproval disparagement excoriation execration faultfinding gibe (n) harangue (n) judgment malediction put-down recrimination reprehension ridicule (n) slur