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pettiness

noun
🔊/ˈpetinəs/
🔊/ˈpetinəs/
[uncountable] (usually disapproving)
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  1. the fact of caring too much about small and unimportant matters, especially when this is unkind to other people 小气的；狭隘的synonym small-mindedness
    • the sheer pettiness of the officials官员们的小气