faultfinding

n.
Petty or nagging criticism; carping.

adj.
Disposed to find fault; critical.

adjective

Inclined to judge too severely: captious, carping, censorious, critical, hypercritical, overcritical. See praise/blame.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: persistent petty and unjustified criticism
  Synonym: carping

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The adjective faultfinding has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: tending to make moral judgments or judgments based on personal opinions

Meaning #2: tending to find and call attention to faults
  Synonym: captious

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - fejlfinding, dømmesyge
adj. - dømmesyg, som ustandselig kritiserer

Nederlands (Dutch)
haarkloverij, extreem kritisch

Français (French)
n. - (Tech) localisation du défaut/de la panne, habitude de tout critiquer
adj. - chicanier, grincheux

Deutsch (German)
n. - Krittelei
adj. - kritisierend

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αιτιάσεις
adj. - επικριτικός, γκρινιάρης

Italiano (Italian)
pignoleria, critica pedante

Português (Portuguese)
n. - crítica (f)
adj. - repreensivo

Русский (Russian)
обнаружение причины повреждения, придирчивость, придирчивый

Español (Spanish)
n. - crítica mezquina, criticón
adj. - capcioso, tendiente a encontrar faltas

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kritiserande
adj. - klandersjuk

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
吹毛求疵的行为, 喜欢挑剔的, 吹毛求疵的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 吹毛求疵的行為
adj. - 喜歡挑剔的, 吹毛求疵的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 흠잡기
adj. - 흠잡기를 일삼는

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - あら探し
adj. - あら探しばかりする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) التعييب , حب انتقاد الآخرين (صفه) عياب , ميال إلى التذمر والإعتراض‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ביקורת מתמדת, חיפוש פגמים‬
adj. - ‮מוצא פגמים‬

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