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faultfinding

[ fawlt-fahyn-ding ]

noun

  1. the act of pointing out faults, especially faults of a petty nature; carping.


adjective

  1. tending to find fault; disposed to complain or object; captious.

    Synonyms: censorious, critical

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Word History and Origins

Origin of faultfinding1

First recorded in 1620–30; fault + finding

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Example Sentences

Such faultfinding probably has as much to do with the zeitgeist as anything else.

Mrs. Hobbs, in spite of her faultfinding and temper, had been a competent and careful housekeeper.

To any who had formed the idea that Mark Twain was irascible, exacting, and faultfinding, they will perhaps be a revelation.

It is no time for faultfinding or resentment, said he, gently.

Nobody ever yet succeeded in that noblest endeavor without abjuring needless faultfinding, croaking and fretting.

A good deal less faultfinding and a good deal more sympathy would be better all around.

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