Pronunciation: ˌ h ī -p ə r- ' kri-tik
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin hypercriticus, from hyper- + Latin criticus critic
Date: 1633
: a carping or unduly censorious critic
– hy · per · crit · i · cism \ - ' kri-t ə - ˌ si-z ə m \ noun
Pronunciation: ˌ h ī -p ə r- ' kri-tik
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin hypercriticus, from hyper- + Latin criticus critic
Date: 1633
: a carping or unduly censorious critic
– hy · per · crit · i · cism \ - ' kri-t ə - ˌ si-z ə m \ noun
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012