find fault vs criticise

find fault and criticise both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
find fault	No	No	Yes	No
criticise	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, criticise is a hypernym of find fault; that is, criticise is a word with a broader meaning than find fault:

find fault: harass with constant criticism
criticise: find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws

Other hypernyms of find fault include criticize, knock, pick apart.

find fault (verb)	criticise (verb)
harass with constant criticism	find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
	act as a critic