hypercriticism
Americannoun
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Origin of hypercriticism
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Grande’s stanbase quickly retaliated, saying that those commenting on her weight were bringing back body-shaming and tabloid-era hypercriticism.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
Any operatic version of that play was doomed to hypercriticism.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is to be observed that in proportion as the criticism of texts and sources makes positive progress, the danger of hypercriticism increases.
From Introduction to the Study of History by George Godfrey Berry
Having acknowledged that the head of David is too massive and the extremities too largely formed for ideal beauty, hypercriticism can hardly find fault with the modelling and execution of each part.
From The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti by John Addington Symonds
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
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