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

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hypercriticism

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

And, to me, it appears hypercriticism to object to pictures, poems, and statues, calling them not works of art—or fine art—because they have no higher purpose than eye or ear-delight.

From The Germ Thoughts towards Nature in Poetry, Literature and Art by Dante Gabriel Rossetti

All this were hypercriticism, but that the name of Alma Tadema, R.A., is a public guarantee for academical accuracy.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 104, January 21, 1893 by Sir F. C. (Francis Cowley) Burnand

Attenuated, pallid, sharp-featured, she appeared much older than her years, and the lovely, confiding and tender qualities of mind, which made her so attractive to older people, had given place to cold austerity and hypercriticism.

From A Woman of the World Her Counsel to Other People's Sons and Daughters by Ella Wheeler Wilcox