faultfinding (n.)
- animadversion
- aspersion
- beef
- bellyache
- bitch
- carping
- cavil
- complaint
- criticism
- croaking
- dissent
- exception
- flak
- grievance
- gripe
- griping
- groan
- grouse
- growling
- grumbling
- hairsplitting
- hit
- holler
- howl
- howling
- imputation
- kick
- kicking
- knock
- malcontent
- murmuring
- muttering
- nit
- obloquy
- peeve
- peevishness
- petulance
- priggishness
- protest
- querulousness
- quibble
- rap
- reflection
- scolding
- slam
- squawk
- stricture
- sulky
- swipe
faultfinding (adj.)
- captious
- complaining
- crabby
- cranky
- critical
- cynical
- disappointed
- discontented
- disgruntled
- displeased
- dissatisfied
- envious
- fretful
- grouchy
- grumbling
- hairsplitting
- hit
- howling
- hypercritical
- knock
- malcontent
- mournful
- murmuring
- nagging
- niggling
- nit
- overcritical
- peevish
- pestering
- petulant
- plaintive
- plangent
- querulous
- rebellious
- resentful
- restive
- restless
- sorrowful
- sulky
- unaccommodating
- uneasy
- unfulfilled
- ungratified
- unhappy
- unsatisfied
- wailful
- whiny
