pettiness

/ˈpɛtinəs/
noun
  1. The quality of being overly concerned with small, unimportant things, especially in a mean or spiteful way.
    • She refused to engage in the pettiness of office gossip.
    • The manager's pettiness annoyed the team when he criticized them for being one minute late.
    • Their argument was full of pettiness over who used the last of the milk.
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