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Noun: faultfinding  'folt,fIn-ding [N. Amer], 'fólt,fIn-ding [Brit]
  1. Persistent petty and unjustified criticism
    "His constant faultfinding about minor details irritated his coworkers";
    - carping
Adjective: faultfinding  'folt,fIn-ding [N. Amer], 'fólt,fIn-ding [Brit]
  1. Tending to find and call attention to faults
    "an excessively demanding and faultfinding tutor";
    - captious
     
  2. Tending to make moral judgments or judgments based on personal opinions
    "a counsellor tries not to be faultfinding"

Derived forms: faultfindings

See also: critical, judgemental, judgmental

Type of: criticism, unfavorable judgment [US], unfavourable judgment [Brit, Cdn]