hypercritical

🇺🇸 /'haɪpə'krɪtɪkəl/ 🇬🇧 /'haɪpə'krɪtɪkəl/
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Being overly picky and finding fault with everything, even when it's not needed.

He was hypercritical about the small mistakes in the report.

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Having a habit of always being too critical, even when there's no real problem.

She was hypercritical and couldn't enjoy the party because she kept pointing out issues.

translation

adj. Being overly picky and finding fault with everything, even when it's not needed.; Having a habit of always being too critical, even when there's no real problem.