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15 entries under disparaging topic. ×
| carping(adjective, critical, dissatisfied, unfavorable, disapproving) | |
| caviling(adjective, critical, dissatisfied, unfavorable, disapproving) | |
| faultfinding(criticism, unfavorable, disapproving, complaining) | |
| hairsplitting(noun, adjective, obscure, trivial, unfavorable) | |
| nagging(adjective, critical, dissatisfied, unfavorable, disapproving) | |
| niggling(adjective, critical, dissatisfied, unfavorable, disapproving) | |
| nit-picking(obscure, critical, dissatisfied, unfavorable, disapproving) | |
| critical(trivial, dissatisfied, unfavorable, disapproving) | |
| captious(trivial, unfavorable, disapproving, overcritical) | |
| censorious(critical, dissatisfied, unfavorable, disapproving) | |
| demanding(meticulous, unfavorable, disapproving, painstaking) | |
| disapproving(critical, dissatisfied, unfavorable, complaining) | |
| fault-finding(critical, dissatisfied, unfavorable, disapproving) | |
| hypercritical(critical, dissatisfied, unfavorable, disapproving) | |
| overcritical(critical, dissatisfied, unfavorable, disapproving) |
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