hypercriticism

hy·per·crit·i·cism

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hahy-per-krit-uh-siz-uh m]
- /ˌhaɪ pərˈkrɪt əˌsɪz əm/
- /hˌaɪpəkrˈɪtɪsˌɪzəm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahy-per-krit-uh-siz-uh m]
- /ˌhaɪ pərˈkrɪt əˌsɪz əm/

Definitions of hypercriticism word

noun hypercriticism criticism that is carping or unduly harsh. 1
noun hypercriticism Excessive or unfairly harsh criticism. 1

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Origin of hypercriticism

First appearance:

before 1670

One of the 47% oldest English words

First recorded in 1670-80; hyper- + criticism

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Parts of speech for Hypercriticism

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Hypercriticism

hypercriticism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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