faultfinding
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- noun
- /ˈfɔltˌfaɪndɪŋ/
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crítica
- By early March 1740, the Trustees had had enough of Thomas's faultfinding and banned him from their gatherings.
Examples
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Identifying, communicating, and solving problems are made easier if fear and faultfinding are removed from the equation—an approach consistent with the philosophy of W. Edwards Deming.
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Examples include belittling gestures, verbal abuse, gossiping, sarcastic comments, faultfinding, devaluing comments, disinterest and discouragement, and controlling behaviors.
Academic text (2011) -
Her constant faultfinding made it difficult for the team to collaborate effectively.
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The manager's faultfinding attitude discouraged employees from sharing their ideas.
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During the meeting, his faultfinding comments created an uncomfortable atmosphere among the participants.
Synonyms
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Disapproval that points out faults
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Repeated small complaints about unimportant things that are not fair and often annoy people
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Always complaining in an irritating way
A habit of finding small faults in everything
Paying too much attention to small unimportant details that annoy other people
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Etymology
The word faultfinding is made of fault 'a mistake' and finding 'looking for'. It describes the habit of always hunting out small faults, so faultfinding means repeated small criticism.