Hypercriticism

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  • n. Excessive or unfairly harsh criticism.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Excessive criticism, or unjust severity or rigor of criticism; zoilism.
  • Word Usage
    "The pedagogue, it is true, often expressed his disgust at the amusements and antics of the negroes, declaring they were unbecoming human beings and otherwise manifesting that disposition to hypercriticism, which is apt to distinguish one who is only a tyro in his own case."
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    zoilism   
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