English

Verb

find fault ‎(third-person singular simple present finds fault, present participle finding fault, simple past and past participle found fault)

1. (intransitive) To criticize excessively

   No matter what I do, he always finds fault.

2. (transitive) (followed by with) To criticize (something) excessively

   My supervisor always finds fault with my work.

Derived terms

• fault-finding

Translations

See also

• it is easy to find a stick to beat a dog