Meanings
adjectivehypercritical (comparative more hypercritical, superlative most hypercritical)
comparative more hypercritical · superlative most hypercritical
- Meticulously or excessively critical.
Synonyms: ultracritical · Antonyms: noncritical, uncritical
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adjectiveinclined to judge too severely
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Hellenic*hupér
- Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
- Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
- Englishhyper-
- Proto-Indo-European*krey-
- Proto-Indo-European*krinyéti
- Proto-Hellenic*kríňňō
- Ancient Greekκρῑ́νω (krī́nō)
- Ancient Greekκρῐ- (krĭ-)
- Ancient Greekκρῐτής (krĭtḗs)
- Ancient Greekκριτικός (kritikós)
- Latincriticus
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishcritical
- Englishhypercritical
Translations
Afrikaans hiperkrities
- hiperkritiesoverly critical
Czech hyperkritický
- hyperkritickýoverly critical
Greek υπερκριτικός
- υπερκριτικός (yperkritikós)overly critical
Māori arerorua
- areroruaoverly critical
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APA
hypercritical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypercritical
MLA
“hypercritical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypercritical. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hypercritical,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypercritical.
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