Relationship Communication Terms

noun the act of criticizing or complaining about someone or something in a petty or nagging way

• His constant faultfinding makes it difficult to work with him.
• Stop being so faultfinding all the time, it's annoying.
• She's always nitpicking and faultfinding, it drives me crazy.
• Her faultfinding ways act like a dark cloud over our relationship.

adjective causing annoyance or irritation; delicate or tricky

• She is very touchy about discussing her personal life in public.
• Don't be so touchy, I was just joking around.
• He's always so touchy when someone mentions his ex-girlfriend.
• The issue of gun control is a touchy subject for many Americans.

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

verb a word that expresses an action or state of being

adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun

adverb a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb

pronoun a word that takes the place of a noun

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence

article a word that specifies and limits a noun

• In this critical situation, taking no action is not an option.
• We have to figure out a solution because doing nothing is not an option.
• We can't just sit back and do nothing, that's not an option.
• Giving up is not in our playbook, it's just not an option.