Meanings
nounfaultfinding (countable and uncountable, plural faultfindings)
plural faultfindings · alternative fault-finding
- countableuncountableExcessive or petty criticism
adjectivefaultfinding (comparative more faultfinding, superlative most faultfinding)
comparative more faultfinding · superlative most faultfinding · alternative fault-finding
- Tending to find fault.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivetending to make moral judgments or judgments based on personal opinions
Similar
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Esperanto troa kritikado
- troa kritikadoexcessive or petty criticism
Irish aorachas
- aorachasexcessive or petty criticism
Māori toretore
- toretoreexcessive or petty criticism
Polish krytykancki
- krytykanckiexcessive or petty criticism
Swedish felfinneri
- felfinneriexcessive or petty criticism
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APA
faultfinding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faultfinding
MLA
“faultfinding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faultfinding. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “faultfinding,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faultfinding.
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