as in critic
a person given to harsh judgments and to finding faults
of course the hypercritics were quick to jump on the film for every time it deviated even slightly from the novel on which it was based
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Noun
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According to the critic John Ruskin, the disaster was called Raphael.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026 -
But conservative critics argue any new legal status would amount to amnesty — pushback that reached a fever pitch online and in conservative media this month.—
Emily Brooks,
The Hill,
19 Apr. 2026
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In turn, the criticizer is made out to be overreacting.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Hypercritic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypercritic. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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