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PETTY CRITICISM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does petty criticism mean?
• PETTY CRITICISM (noun)
The noun PETTY CRITICISM has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: PETTY CRITICISM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A petty disparagement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
detraction; petty criticism
Hypernyms ("petty criticism" is a kind of...):
depreciation; derogation; disparagement (a communication that belittles somebody or something)
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