Cavillation

/kævɪˈleɪʃən/ noun

The act of making petty objections or the practice of caviling; unnecessary fault-finding.

Formed from Latin 'cavillatio,' the noun form of 'cavillari' (to cavil), using the Latin suffix '-tion' which indicates actions or processes. This is a more formal or archaic variant than 'caviling.'

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