hypercriticism
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of hypercriticism
Example Sentences
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Any operatic version of that play was doomed to hypercriticism.
From Time Magazine Archive
With regard to the Somnauth gates, a pettier piece of hypercriticism, and a more palpable exhibition of hypocrisy, were never witnessed on a public question.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 330, April 1843 by Various
This is not hypercriticism; you have had training enough to know that.
From Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 4 (1886-1900) by Paine, Albert Bigelow
It may be hypercriticism on my part, but bouquet strikes me as sadly infelicitous; and a large part of its infelicity is due to its having kept its French spelling and its French pronunciation.
From Society for Pure English, Tract 05 The Englishing of French Words; the Dialectal Words in Blunden's Poems by Society for Pure English
The Book abounds in hypercriticism, particularly in the imputation of profanity; and in a useless display of learning, neither intrinsically valuable nor conducive to the argument.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" by Various
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