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faultfinding

faultfinding noun: excessive or petty criticism.

Noun

faultfinding (countable and uncountable, plural faultfindings)

  1. Excessive or petty criticism

Adjective

faultfinding (comparative more faultfinding, superlative most faultfinding)

  1. Tending to find fault.

Forms of faultfinding

Noun
pluralfaultfindings
alternative formfault-finding
Adjective
comparativemore faultfinding
superlativemost faultfinding

Origin of faultfinding

From fault + finding.

Words formed from faultfinding

Questions about faultfinding

What does faultfinding mean?
Faultfinding means excessive or petty criticism.
What part of speech is faultfinding?
Faultfinding can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of faultfinding?
The plural of faultfinding is faultfindings.

Words near faultfinding in the dictionary

  1. faulterings
  2. faulters
  3. faultfind
  4. faultfinder
  5. faultfinders
  6. faultfinding
  7. faultfindings
  8. faultfinds
  9. faultfound
  10. faultful
  11. faultfully

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