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Faultfinding

Faultfinding Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Faultfinding? [n] persistent petty and unjustified criticism [adj] tending to find and call attention to faults; "a captious pedant"; "an excessively demanding and faultfinding tutor" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Faultfinding: captious \| carping \| critical Related Terms \| Find terms related to Faultfinding: adverse criticism \| animadversion \| aspersion \| bad notices \| bad press \| beef \| beefing \| bellyache \| bellyaching \| bitch \| bitching \| captious \| captiousness \| carping \| cavil \| caviling \| censoriousness \| complaining \| complaint \| complaintful \| crabbing \| crabby \| cranky \| critical \| criticism \| croaking \| cynical \| destructive criticism \| disappointed \| discontented \| disgruntled \| displeased \| dissatisfied \| dissent \| envious \| exception \| flak \| fretful \| grievance \| gripe \| griping \| groan \| groaning \| grouchy \| grouse \| grousing \| growling \| grumbling \| hairsplitting \| hit \| holler \| home thrust \| hostile criticism \| howl \| howling \| hypercritical \| hypercriticalness \| hypercriticism \| imputation \| Jeremianic \| kick \| kicking \| knock \| lamentive \| malcontent \| malcontented \| moanful \| mournful \| murmuring \| muttering \| nagging \| niggle \| niggling \| nit \| nit-picking \| obloquy \| out of humor \| overcritical \| overcriticalness \| peeve \| peevish \| peevishness \| pestering \| pet peeve \| pettifogging \| petulance \| petulant \| plaintive \| plangent \| priggishness \| protest \| puling \| querulant \| querulous \| querulousness \| quibble \| quibbling \| rap \| rebellious \| reflection \| reproachfulness \| resentful \| restive \| restless \| scolding \| slam \| sniping \| sorrowful \| squawk \| squawking \| stricture \| sulky \| swipe \| taking exception \| trichoschistic \| trichoschistism \| ultracritical \| ululant \| unaccepting \| unaccommodating \| uneasy \| unfulfilled \| ungratified \| unhappy \| unsatisfied \| wailful \| whimpering \| whining \| whiny \| yapping See Also \| criticism \| unfavorable judgment

Faultfinding Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Faultfinding?

[n] persistent petty and unjustified criticism
[adj] tending to find and call attention to faults; "a captious pedant"; "an excessively demanding and faultfinding tutor"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Faultfinding: captious | carping | critical

See Also | criticism | unfavorable judgment

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