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Inclined to express negative or disapproving comments

Insulting or showing ridicule

(of a person) Making others work hard or meet high standards

Having or showing an irritable disposition

Dissatisfied or irritable, tending to complain

Continual criticism, typically concerning trivial things

Severe criticism or treatment

An expression or statement of protest or dissatisfaction

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Adjective

Inclined to express negative or disapproving comments

pass-remarkable

difficult to please

impossible to please

on someone's back

unfavourable^UK

over-censorious

full of reproof

severely critical

uncomplimentary

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“John is a fault-finding individual, always quick to point out the flaws in others' work.”

Adjective

Insulting or showing ridicule

uncomplimentary

unfavourable^UK

dishonouring^UK

high and mighty

full of contempt

on your high horse

straightforward

straight from the shoulder

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Adjective

(of a person) Making others work hard or meet high standards

unaccommodating

high-maintenance

hard to satisfy

over-censorious

over-particular

pass-remarkable

overly solicitous

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Adjective

Having or showing an irritable disposition

ill-humoured^UK

like a bear with a sore head

huffy irascible

having got out of bed the wrong side

having got out of bed on the wrong side

hot under the collar

on a short fuse

as cross as two sticks

easily offended

confrontational

not best pleased

uncommunicative

bent out of shape

foaming at the mouth

unaccommodating

ready for a fight

in high dudgeon

prima donna-ish

apt to fly off the handle

got up on wrong side of bed

bundle of nerves

perversely irritable

passive-aggressive

with a long face

having short fuse

hot under collar

like a cat on a hot tin roof

a bundle of nerves

down in the mouth

having a fit of the sulks

easily frightened

easily agitated

have a bone to pick

having a chip on one's shoulder

itching to fight

hyper-sensitive

easily affected

like a fish out of water

on the qui vive

difficult to handle

have chip on shoulder

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Adjective

Dissatisfied or irritable, tending to complain

not best pleased

in high dudgeon

disapproving of

fed up to the teeth

fed up to the back teeth

with a chip on your shoulder

hot under the collar

ill-humoured^UK

bent out of shape

as cross as two sticks

down in the dumps

like a bear with a sore head

foaming at the mouth

gnashing one's teeth

at daggers drawn

sick as a parrot

have had enough

have had something up to here

with chip on shoulder

have had it up to here

have had a basinful

carrying a chip on your shoulder

having short fuse

hot under collar

have had it up to here with

have had a basinful of

pass-remarkable

difficult to please

impossible to please

down in the mouth

having got out of bed on the wrong side

on a short fuse

having got out of bed the wrong side

easily offended

blue in the face

huffy irascible

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Noun

Continual criticism, typically concerning trivial things

“You may be distracted, overly hopeful, in a fault-finding mood, or just plain bored.”

Noun

Severe criticism or treatment

critical remarks

verbal disapproval

character assassination

underestimation

dissatisfaction

slap on the wrist

rap over the knuckles

critical remark

verbal onslaught

stream of abuse

piece of your mind

rap on the knuckles

harsh criticism

anathematization

flea in the ear

slap on the wrists

mocking comment

verbal thrashing

verbal blasting

bone of contention

slap in the face

kick in the teeth

being put in one's place

haul over the coals

stigmatisation^UK

stigmatization^US

torrent of abuse

eat the head off someone

a tongue-lashing

a dressing-down

oral punishment

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Noun

An expression or statement of protest or dissatisfaction

dissatisfaction

statement of dissatisfaction

civil disobedience

formal complaint

howl of protest

howls of protest

chorus of disapproval

storms of protest

counter-argument

taking exception

bone of contention

argument against

difficulty with

statement of opposition

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