hypercriticism

American  

[hahy-per-krit-uh-siz-uhm] / ˌhaɪ pərˈkrɪt əˌsɪz əm /

noun

1. criticism that is carping or unduly harsh.

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Etymology

Origin of hypercriticism

First recorded in 1670–80; hyper- + criticism

Example Sentences

Any operatic version of that play was doomed to hypercriticism.

From Time Magazine Archive

This canon of criticism might have been secure from the malignity of hypercriticism.

From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac

And we can hardly be accused of hypercriticism, in directing the attention of the editors to a sentence like the following, in the article Diptera, p.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 27, January, 1860 by Various

Even Shakespeare, the most original of modern poets, was vastly indebted to those who went before him, and even he has not escaped the hypercriticism of minute observers.

From The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. by Lord, John

Some critics object to the artist's perspective, but I fancy that is a bit of hypercriticism.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 26, September, 1880 by Various