Hypercriticism
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Excessive or unfairly harsh criticism. countable, uncountable
"Near-synonyms: (quibbling type) cavillation, cavilling, nitpicking, nitpickery, pettifogging, pettifoggery, hairsplitting, hair-splittery, splitting hairs; (demolishing type) excoriation, excoriating, bashing, trashing"
- 2 Excessive or unfairly harsh criticism. wordnet
Example
More examples"Near-synonyms: (quibbling type) cavillation, cavilling, nitpicking, nitpickery, pettifogging, pettifoggery, hairsplitting, hair-splittery, splitting hairs; (demolishing type) excoriation, excoriating, bashing, trashing"
Etymology
From hyper- + criticism.