hypercriticism

[ hahy-per-krit-uh-siz-uh m ]

/ ˌhaɪ pərˈkrɪt əˌsɪz əm /

criticism that is carping or unduly harsh.

Nearby words

First recorded in 1670–80; hyper- + criticism

But to lay overmuch stress on such shortcomings as these would surely savour of hypercriticism.
Mysteries of Police and Crime|Arthur Griffiths
This is not hypercriticism; you have had training enough to know that.
The Letters Of Mark Twain, Volume 4, 1886-1900|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
The most tiresome vaingloriousness may be more hopeful than hypercriticism and spleen.
The Oxford Book of American Essays|Various
All this is hypercritical, but hypercriticism must be met with its own weapons.
The Verbalist|Thomas Embly Osmun, (AKA Alfred Ayres)

Not the part of hypercriticism and misconstruction of Northern 'Orders,' and affectionate blindness to Southern atrocities.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No 3, September, 1862|Various