Petty Criticism (Noun)
Meaning
A petty disparagement.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- She couldn't understand why her boss kept bringing up such petty criticisms of her work in front of the entire team.
- The review of the book was basically a collection of petty criticisms that added up to a negative assessment of the author's overall style.
- After years of receiving petty criticisms from her partner, Sarah realized she had had enough and it was time to end the relationship.
- He knew that offering constructive feedback was helpful, but petty criticisms were not only hurtful, but also useless.
- Instead of trying to fix the underlying problems, management preferred to dwell on petty criticisms that kept everyone's spirits low.