hair-splitting
noun /ˈheə splɪtɪŋ/
/ˈher splɪtɪŋ/
[uncountable] (disapproving)Idioms - the act of giving too much importance to small and unimportant differences in an argument synonym quibbleTopics Opinion and argumentc2
Idioms
split hairs
- to pay too much attention in an argument to differences that are very small and not importantTopics Opinion and argumentc2