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Complaining excessively

Excessively fussy about details

Academic in manner, often in an annoying or boring way

Significantly unimportant and deserving of little to no attention

Affectedly proper, or formal, and rather prudish

Continual criticism, typically concerning trivial things

Present participle for to criticise for petty or frivolous reasons

Present participle for to cause significant upset to (someone)

Present participle for to criticize or express contempt for

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Adjective

Complaining excessively

pass-remarkable

difficult to please

over-censorious

impossible to please

unfavourable^UK

on someone's back

uncomplimentary

full of reproof

severely critical

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Adjective

Excessively fussy about details

over-fastidious

over-particular

pass-remarkable

difficult to please

extremely particular

scrutinising^UK

scrutinizing^US

impossible to please

easily disgusted

knows what's what

ear to the ground

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Adjective

Academic in manner, often in an annoying or boring way

Adjective

Significantly unimportant and deserving of little to no attention

inconsequential

nickel-and-dime

of little account

not worth mentioning

of no consequence

of little importance

of little consequence

not worth bothering about

of no importance

twopenny-halfpenny

of minor importance

of no great concern

not worth speaking of

of little import

unconsequential

hardly worth mentioning

neither here nor there

of no significance

beside the point

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Adjective

Affectedly proper, or formal, and rather prudish

schoolmistressy

prim and proper

stick-in-the-mud

of the old school

holier-than-thou

goody-two-shoes

politically correct

goody two-shoes

behind the times

socially acceptable

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Noun

Continual criticism, typically concerning trivial things

verbal disapproval

character assassination

underestimation

critical remark

dissatisfaction

mocking comment

stigmatization^US

stigmatisation^UK

backhanded compliment

harsh criticism

source of discredit

critical remarks

scandalmongering

rumourmongering^UK

rumormongering^US

malicious gossip

defamation of character

finger-pointing

bill of indictment

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“If she saw the film without you, don't take it out on her by nit-picking over peeves you never even noticed before.”

Verb

Present participle for to criticise for petty or frivolous reasons

splitting hairs

hypercriticizing

quibbling about

finding fault with

kvetching about

picking holes in

kicking up a fuss

complaining about

taking exception to

speaking out against

expressing concern

kicking up a stink

showing concern

inveighing against

picking to pieces

making a big thing about

looking askance

putting the boot in

making a complaint

lodging a complaint

raising trivial objections to

making a fuss about

fulminating against

disagreeing with

protesting against

taking exception

raising a ruckus

crying the blues

kicking up a storm

raising objections

expressing disapproval

putting up a fight

blowing off steam

making a big thing out of

making a mountain out of a molehill

making a big thing of

making a meal of

making a thing of

talking under your breath

making a song and dance

screaming bloody murder

sorrowing about

grouching about

sounding off about

kicking up a fuss about

kicking up a stink about

bellyaching about

complaining vehemently about

raising trivial objections

pulling to pieces

speaking ill of

arguing over nothing

moaning and groaning

casting aspersions on

doing a hatchet job on

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Verb

Present participle for to cause significant upset to (someone)

discombobulating

discountenancing

causing anguish to

causing suffering to

making wretched

pushing buttons

arousing anxiety in

doing a number on

giving a hard time

making it tough for

making miserable

throwing off balance

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Verb

Present participle for to criticize or express contempt for

finding fault with

casting aspersions on

fulminating against

nitpicking about

pulling to pieces

inveighing against

picking holes in

pouring scorn on

railing against

giving a bad press to

tearing to shreds

finding lacking

passing judgment

nitpicking over

picking to pieces

throwing brickbats at

detracting from

giving something a battering

giving some stick to

doing a number on

giving the business

cutting to bits

animadverting on

passing strictures upon

giving bad press

disapproving of

complaining about

vituperating against

taking to pieces

doing a hatchet job on

dragging through the mud

stigmatizing^US

speaking ill of

stigmatising^UK

scandalizing^US

scandalising^UK

dishonouring^UK

giving a bad name

bringing into disrepute

trivializing^US

giving a black eye

casting a slur on

underestimating

hauling over the coals

dragging through the mire

slinging mud at

tearing to pieces

trivialising^UK

bringing discredit to

making light of

flinging mud at

speaking evil of

ripping up and down

giving someone hell

giving someone a roasting

throwing mud at

giving someone a bad press

reflecting badly on

treating lightly

tearing off a strip

bringing shame upon

bringing shame on

tarring and feathering

running smear campaign

spreading scandal about

remonstrating with

blackening the name of

giving a rocket

tearing a strip off

marginalizing^US

criticizing severely

speaking badly of

marginalising^UK

rapping over the knuckles

giving someone a rollicking

cutting down to size

look down one's nose at

spreading lies about

sullying the reputation of

misrepresenting

giving something a bad press

reading the riot act

taking issue with

going for the jugular

giving someone a bollocking

taking down a peg

discountenancing

quibbling about

grouching about

blackening the reputation of

whingeing about

bellyaching about

giving someone bondi

conducting a smear campaign against

sounding off about

letting someone have it

giving a talking-to

blackening the character of

giving someone a dressing-down

taking a swipe at

jumping down one's throat

arguing against

making sport of

poking mullock at

taking the mickey

taking exception to

cutting to the quick

taking the piss out of

heaping scorn on

getting angry with

giving a rough time

gossiping about

coming down hard on

assaulting verbally

bringing under fire

criticizing harshly

disagreeing with

reviewing unfavorably

criticizing strongly

raking over the coals

clamoring against

laying down the law

putting hooks in

giving a tongue-lashing

protesting against

jumping down someone's throat

taking a dig at

holding forth against

showing someone up

looking down on

animadverting upon

dragging someone's name through the mud

dragging through mud

jumping on one's case

snapping someone's head off

biting someone's head off

throwing stones at

taking swipe at

making little of

declaiming against

expressing a poor opinion of

remonstrating against

criticizing unfairly

giving black eye

holding responsible

holding someone to blame

holding accountable

calling to account

exposing to ridicule

holding up to shame

telling lies about

thumbing nose at

cutting to shreds

giving someone a wigging

giving someone a mouthful

giving someone what for

giving someone a row

giving someone an earful

giving someone a telling-off

giving someone a rating

giving someone a caning

holding up to ridicule

treating with contempt

running a smear campaign against

throwing the book at

expressing disapprobation

thinking badly of

jumping all over

expressing disapprobation of

climbing all over

casting slur on

putting zingers on

taking away from

subtracting from

declaring unfit

blowing whistle on

hanging something on

pointing finger at

laying at one's door

sending up the river

shouting disapproval

shooting full of holes

blowing raspberries

shouting disapproval at

blowing raspberries at

laughing out of court

giving the Bronx cheer to

giving a hard time

treating contemptuously

showing contempt

making a fool of

writing a critique

giving your opinion of

writing a critique of

reading through

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