A word for one who doesn't see his own flaws but always finds flaws in others? [on hold]












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This person I know always mentions things as my flaws, mal-function, defect, etc. He has a lot of big flaws himself, but he never mention them, whereas he finds very small flaws in others.



I want a word for such a person. I know of captious, critic, sharp-tongued, fault-finder. Which one does best describe the person in question?






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  • Please show us how to use this word in a sen­tence. Please show your prior re­search, in­clud­ing search­ing this site for in­nu­mer­able du­pli­cates. What reg­is­ter are you talk­ing here, a for­mal word or phrase one might use in a writ­ten con­text or in­stead one more suited to ca­sual con­ver­sa­tion? Are you look­ing for slang or id­ioms? What’s so wrong with hyp­ocrite, hyp­o­crit­i­cal, or overly crit­i­cal that we need a whole new ques­tion amidst a vast sea of nearly iden­ti­cal re­quests that have long ago yielded up an­swers like those three I’ve just now men­tioned?
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This person I know always mentions things as my flaws, mal-function, defect, etc. He has a lot of big flaws himself, but he never mention them, whereas he finds very small flaws in others.



I want a word for such a person. I know of captious, critic, sharp-tongued, fault-finder. Which one does best describe the person in question?






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  • Please show us how to use this word in a sen­tence. Please show your prior re­search, in­clud­ing search­ing this site for in­nu­mer­able du­pli­cates. What reg­is­ter are you talk­ing here, a for­mal word or phrase one might use in a writ­ten con­text or in­stead one more suited to ca­sual con­ver­sa­tion? Are you look­ing for slang or id­ioms? What’s so wrong with hyp­ocrite, hyp­o­crit­i­cal, or overly crit­i­cal that we need a whole new ques­tion amidst a vast sea of nearly iden­ti­cal re­quests that have long ago yielded up an­swers like those three I’ve just now men­tioned?
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This person I know always mentions things as my flaws, mal-function, defect, etc. He has a lot of big flaws himself, but he never mention them, whereas he finds very small flaws in others.



I want a word for such a person. I know of captious, critic, sharp-tongued, fault-finder. Which one does best describe the person in question?






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This person I know always mentions things as my flaws, mal-function, defect, etc. He has a lot of big flaws himself, but he never mention them, whereas he finds very small flaws in others.



I want a word for such a person. I know of captious, critic, sharp-tongued, fault-finder. Which one does best describe the person in question?






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  • Please show us how to use this word in a sen­tence. Please show your prior re­search, in­clud­ing search­ing this site for in­nu­mer­able du­pli­cates. What reg­is­ter are you talk­ing here, a for­mal word or phrase one might use in a writ­ten con­text or in­stead one more suited to ca­sual con­ver­sa­tion? Are you look­ing for slang or id­ioms? What’s so wrong with hyp­ocrite, hyp­o­crit­i­cal, or overly crit­i­cal that we need a whole new ques­tion amidst a vast sea of nearly iden­ti­cal re­quests that have long ago yielded up an­swers like those three I’ve just now men­tioned?
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  • Please show us how to use this word in a sen­tence. Please show your prior re­search, in­clud­ing search­ing this site for in­nu­mer­able du­pli­cates. What reg­is­ter are you talk­ing here, a for­mal word or phrase one might use in a writ­ten con­text or in­stead one more suited to ca­sual con­ver­sa­tion? Are you look­ing for slang or id­ioms? What’s so wrong with hyp­ocrite, hyp­o­crit­i­cal, or overly crit­i­cal that we need a whole new ques­tion amidst a vast sea of nearly iden­ti­cal re­quests that have long ago yielded up an­swers like those three I’ve just now men­tioned?
    – tchrist♦
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Please show us how to use this word in a sen­tence. Please show your prior re­search, in­clud­ing search­ing this site for in­nu­mer­able du­pli­cates. What reg­is­ter are you talk­ing here, a for­mal word or phrase one might use in a writ­ten con­text or in­stead one more suited to ca­sual con­ver­sa­tion? Are you look­ing for slang or id­ioms? What’s so wrong with hyp­ocrite, hyp­o­crit­i­cal, or overly crit­i­cal that we need a whole new ques­tion amidst a vast sea of nearly iden­ti­cal re­quests that have long ago yielded up an­swers like those three I’ve just now men­tioned?
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4 hours ago






Please show us how to use this word in a sen­tence. Please show your prior re­search, in­clud­ing search­ing this site for in­nu­mer­able du­pli­cates. What reg­is­ter are you talk­ing here, a for­mal word or phrase one might use in a writ­ten con­text or in­stead one more suited to ca­sual con­ver­sa­tion? Are you look­ing for slang or id­ioms? What’s so wrong with hyp­ocrite, hyp­o­crit­i­cal, or overly crit­i­cal that we need a whole new ques­tion amidst a vast sea of nearly iden­ti­cal re­quests that have long ago yielded up an­swers like those three I’ve just now men­tioned?
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The phrase I think of is double standard.




a rule or principle that is applied to some people but not others, in a way that is unfair




The person evaluates you with a set of standards that are not applied to himself. And that's unfair to you. He can be called a double standard person.






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    I’ll offer you three words and each word has a context.



    You could use the world hypocrite, but typically a hypocrite tells what is wrong and does the same wrong. Hypocrite is more action oriented versus a characterization.



    You could use the word perfectionist, but this would assume that the perfectionist does not see his or her own flaws, much like hypocrite would justify their hypocrisy.



    You could use the word narcissist, but this would assume that one understands the psychology that a narcissist often hides in the shadow of his or her own shortcomings by pointing out other’s mistakes and short comings.






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    • +1 for "hypocrite"
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    • "Hypocrite" is probably about as close as it gets. Humbug is another possibility if the OP doesn't mind somewhat dated language.
      – BoldBen
      yesterday


















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    The phrase I think of is double standard.




    a rule or principle that is applied to some people but not others, in a way that is unfair




    The person evaluates you with a set of standards that are not applied to himself. And that's unfair to you. He can be called a double standard person.






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      The phrase I think of is double standard.




      a rule or principle that is applied to some people but not others, in a way that is unfair




      The person evaluates you with a set of standards that are not applied to himself. And that's unfair to you. He can be called a double standard person.






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        The phrase I think of is double standard.




        a rule or principle that is applied to some people but not others, in a way that is unfair




        The person evaluates you with a set of standards that are not applied to himself. And that's unfair to you. He can be called a double standard person.






        share|improve this answer








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        Carmen is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
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        The phrase I think of is double standard.




        a rule or principle that is applied to some people but not others, in a way that is unfair




        The person evaluates you with a set of standards that are not applied to himself. And that's unfair to you. He can be called a double standard person.







        share|improve this answer








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            I’ll offer you three words and each word has a context.



            You could use the world hypocrite, but typically a hypocrite tells what is wrong and does the same wrong. Hypocrite is more action oriented versus a characterization.



            You could use the word perfectionist, but this would assume that the perfectionist does not see his or her own flaws, much like hypocrite would justify their hypocrisy.



            You could use the word narcissist, but this would assume that one understands the psychology that a narcissist often hides in the shadow of his or her own shortcomings by pointing out other’s mistakes and short comings.






            share|improve this answer





















            • +1 for "hypocrite"
              – Scott
              yesterday










            • "Hypocrite" is probably about as close as it gets. Humbug is another possibility if the OP doesn't mind somewhat dated language.
              – BoldBen
              yesterday
















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            I’ll offer you three words and each word has a context.



            You could use the world hypocrite, but typically a hypocrite tells what is wrong and does the same wrong. Hypocrite is more action oriented versus a characterization.



            You could use the word perfectionist, but this would assume that the perfectionist does not see his or her own flaws, much like hypocrite would justify their hypocrisy.



            You could use the word narcissist, but this would assume that one understands the psychology that a narcissist often hides in the shadow of his or her own shortcomings by pointing out other’s mistakes and short comings.






            share|improve this answer





















            • +1 for "hypocrite"
              – Scott
              yesterday










            • "Hypocrite" is probably about as close as it gets. Humbug is another possibility if the OP doesn't mind somewhat dated language.
              – BoldBen
              yesterday














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            I’ll offer you three words and each word has a context.



            You could use the world hypocrite, but typically a hypocrite tells what is wrong and does the same wrong. Hypocrite is more action oriented versus a characterization.



            You could use the word perfectionist, but this would assume that the perfectionist does not see his or her own flaws, much like hypocrite would justify their hypocrisy.



            You could use the word narcissist, but this would assume that one understands the psychology that a narcissist often hides in the shadow of his or her own shortcomings by pointing out other’s mistakes and short comings.






            share|improve this answer












            I’ll offer you three words and each word has a context.



            You could use the world hypocrite, but typically a hypocrite tells what is wrong and does the same wrong. Hypocrite is more action oriented versus a characterization.



            You could use the word perfectionist, but this would assume that the perfectionist does not see his or her own flaws, much like hypocrite would justify their hypocrisy.



            You could use the word narcissist, but this would assume that one understands the psychology that a narcissist often hides in the shadow of his or her own shortcomings by pointing out other’s mistakes and short comings.







            share|improve this answer












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            • +1 for "hypocrite"
              – Scott
              yesterday










            • "Hypocrite" is probably about as close as it gets. Humbug is another possibility if the OP doesn't mind somewhat dated language.
              – BoldBen
              yesterday


















            • +1 for "hypocrite"
              – Scott
              yesterday










            • "Hypocrite" is probably about as close as it gets. Humbug is another possibility if the OP doesn't mind somewhat dated language.
              – BoldBen
              yesterday
















            +1 for "hypocrite"
            – Scott
            yesterday




            +1 for "hypocrite"
            – Scott
            yesterday












            "Hypocrite" is probably about as close as it gets. Humbug is another possibility if the OP doesn't mind somewhat dated language.
            – BoldBen
            yesterday




            "Hypocrite" is probably about as close as it gets. Humbug is another possibility if the OP doesn't mind somewhat dated language.
            – BoldBen
            yesterday



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