faultfinding

English Thesaurus

1. persistent petty and unjustified criticism (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	criticism, unfavorable judgment,
definition	:	disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings (noun.communication)

2. tending to find and call attention to faults (adj.all)

similar	:	critical,
definition	:	marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws (adj.all)

3. tending to make moral judgments or judgments based on personal opinions (adj.all)

similar	:	judgmental,
definition	:	depending on judgment (adj.all)

4. persistent petty and unjustified criticism (noun.communication)

derivation	:	captious, faultfinding,
definition	:	tending to find and call attention to faults (adj.all)

5. tending to find and call attention to faults (adj.all)

derivation	:	carping, faultfinding,
definition	:	persistent petty and unjustified criticism (noun.communication)

derivation	:	caption,
definition	:	taking exception; especially a quibble based on a captious argument (noun.communication)

6. persistent petty and unjustified criticism (noun.communication)

derivation	:	captious, faultfinding,
definition	:	tending to find and call attention to faults (adj.all)

7. tending to find and call attention to faults (adj.all)

derivation	:	carping, faultfinding,
definition	:	persistent petty and unjustified criticism (noun.communication)

derivation	:	caption,
definition	:	taking exception; especially a quibble based on a captious argument (noun.communication)