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found fault

found fault is the simple past and past participle of find fault.

Meaning of find fault

Verb

find fault (third-person singular simple present finds fault, present participle finding fault, simple past and past participle found fault)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive, often) To criticize something excessively.
    • No matter what I do, he always finds fault.
    Synonyms:
    quarrel

Questions about found fault

What is found fault the simple past and past participle of?
Found fault is the simple past and past participle of find fault.

Words near found fault in the dictionary

  1. found a friendly bush
  2. found another gear
  3. found art
  4. found families
  5. found family
  6. found fault
  7. found favour
  8. found footage
  9. found forth
  10. found God
  11. found in

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