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The definition of hypercritical is being too critical.

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An example of hypercritical is someone who is overly focused on small faults and looking for something to complain about or criticize.
An example of hypercritical is a critic who pours over a book in extreme detail just to try to find a small mistake or typo.

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See hypercritical in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

too critical; too severe in judgment; hard to please

Related Forms:

hypercritically adverb
hypercriticism noun

See hypercritical in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Excessively critical; captious.

Related Forms:

hyˌper·critˈi·cal·ly adverb

hyˌper·critˈi·cism (-ĭ-sĭzˌəm) noun

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