To search for and criticize faults or mistakes; to find fault with something repeatedly or excessively.
A compound verb formed from 'fault' and 'find,' creating a verb that means to actively search out and complain about problems. It emerged in the 19th century as a hyphenated or two-word phrase.
'Faultfind' is the verb that captures that annoying behavior of people who seem to enjoy looking for problems everywhere—it's more specific than just 'criticize' because it implies actively hunting for things to complain about.
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