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

Any operatic version of that play was doomed to hypercriticism.

From Time Magazine Archive

We, for our part, are inclined to draw a distinction between three professional risks to which scholars are subject: dilettantism, hypercriticism, and loss of the power to work.

From Introduction to the Study of History by Berry, George Godfrey

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 Symonds, John Addington

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

All this is hypercritical, but hypercriticism must be met with its own weapons.

From The Verbalist A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those Who Would Speak and Write with Propriety. by Osmun, Thomas Embly