faultfinding

/fˈɔltfaɪndɪŋ/ noun

Excessive or petty criticism

Word Origin From the same roots as faultfinder: Latin fallere 'to deceive, fail' and Proto-Germanic finþanan 'to find.' Faultfinding is the act of finding faults, often excessively. The -ing suffix turns it into a noun or adjective. Related words: faultfinder, fault, default (failure to act), and find.

noun Excessive or petty criticism countable

Her constant faultfinding made the work environment tense.

(名词) 吹毛求疵;挑剔指责

她不断的挑剔批评让工作环境变得紧张。

(sustantivo) crítica excesiva; nimiedad; tiquismiquis; reparos constantes; queja constante [Crítica excesiva o insignificante]

Su constante crítica hizo que el ambiente de trabajo fuera tenso.

(nom) chipotage; ergotage; chicanerie; critique excessive; pointillerie [Critique excessive ou mesquine.]

Ses critiques constantes ont rendu l'ambiance de travail tendue.

(Substantiv) Krittelei; Nörgelei; Meckerei [Übermäßige oder kleinliche Kritik; das ständige Bemängeln von Fehlern.]

Ihre ständige **Faultfinding** machte die Arbeitsatmosphäre angespannt.

(名詞) 過度で細かい批判やあら探し

彼女の絶え間ないあら探しは職場の雰囲気を緊張させた。

(substantivo) implicância; censura; cricância; murmuração [Crítica excessiva ou mesquinha.]

Sua crítica constante tornou o ambiente de trabalho tenso.

adj Tending to find fault.

He has a faultfinding attitude toward everyone's work.

(形容词) 爱挑剔的;吹毛求疵的

他对每个人的工作都持挑剔态度。

(adjetivo) criticón; quejón; reclamón; meticuloso [Que tiende a encontrar fallas.]

Tiene una actitud crítica hacia el trabajo de todos.

(adjectif) chipoteur; chicanier; pointilleux; ergoteur; grincheux [Qui a tendance à critiquer ; qui trouve toujours à redire.]

Il a une attitude critique envers le travail de tout le monde.

(Adjektiv) kritikfreudig; nörgelnd; krittelig [Dazu neigend, Fehler zu suchen oder zu kritisieren.]

Er hat eine **faultfinding** Einstellung gegenüber der Arbeit aller anderen.

(形容詞) 欠点や誤りを見つけようとする傾向がある

彼は皆の仕事に対してあら探しをするような態度をとっている。

(adjetivo) crítico; censor; implicante; reclamão [Que tende a encontrar falhas.]

Ele tem uma atitude crítica em relação ao trabalho de todos.

Word parts: fault + find + ing

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