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hypercritical

/ˌhaɪpəˈkrɪtɪkl/adjective

उच्चारण हाइपक्रिटिकल

अत्यधिक आलोचनात्मक, छिद्रान्वेषी, नुक्ताचीं

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adjective
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    ~ (of sb/sth) disapproving

    too critical, especially about small and unimportant faults

    अत्यधिक आलोचनात्मक, छिद्रान्वेषी, नुक्ताचीं

    • He is hypercritical of everything his juniors do.
    • a hypercritical review of a first novel

    Synonyms overcritical fault-finding captious carping nitpicking

    Opposite uncritical indulgent tolerant

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hypercritically adverb
≈Synonyms and antonyms
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Do not confuse hypercritical (too critical of small faults) and hypocritical (pretending to have moral standards that you do not really have).

Hypercritical (छोटी-छोटी गलतियों पर ज़रूरत से ज़्यादा आलोचना करने वाला) और hypocritical (ऐसे नैतिक आदर्शों का दिखावा करने वाला जो उसमें वास्तव में नहीं हैं, यानी पाखंडी) में भ्रम न करें।