hypercritical
pronunciation
How to pronounce hypercritical in British English:
UK ['haɪpə'krɪtɪkəl]
How to pronounce hypercritical in American English:
US ['haɪpə'krɪtɪkəl]
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- Adjective:
- inclined to judge too severely
Word Origin
- hypercritical (adj.)
- c. 1600, from hyper- + critical.
Example
- 1. Mr. wang 's comment about his boss seemed to be hypercritical .
- 2. Hypercritical and intolerant of others ; hostile , quarrelsome , and aggressive .
- 3. He is so hypercritical that he corrects every mistake his students made .
- 4. Call me hypercritical , but no male character is really lovable in this movie .
- 5. I find it a bit hypercritical tosay tom is a most hypocritical personinour town .