faultfinding

fault·find·ing  (fôltfndng)

n.

Petty or nagging criticism; carping.

adj.

Disposed to find fault; critical.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	faultfinding - persistent petty and unjustified criticism carping criticism, unfavorable judgment - disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings; "the senator received severe criticism from his opponent"
Adj.	1.	faultfinding - tending to make moral judgments or judgments based on personal opinions; "a counselor tries not to be faultfinding" judgmental - depending on judgment; "a judgmental error"; "I think that she is too judgmental to be a good therapist"
	2.	faultfinding - tending to find and call attention to faults; "a captious pedant"; "an excessively demanding and faultfinding tutor" captious critical - marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws; "a critical attitude"