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dispraise
[ dis-preyz ]
verb (used with object)
, dis·praised, dis·prais·ing.
- to speak of as undeserving or unworthy; censure; disparage.
noun
- an act or instance of dispraising; censure.
dispraise
/ dɪsˈpreɪz /
verb
- tr to express disapproval or condemnation of
noun
- the disapproval, etc, expressed
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Derived Forms
- disˈpraisingly, adverb
- disˈpraiser, noun
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Other Words From
- dis·praiser noun
- dis·praising·ly adverb
- self-dis·praise noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dispraise1
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Example Sentences
"I'd be slow to take Master Bob's word, either in praise or dispraise of any man," said the first speaker.
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We do not say these things in dispraise of Burns: nay, perhaps, they but interest us the more in his favor.
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With lepidus, illepidus, uenustus, inuenustus they are his usual terms of literary praise and dispraise.
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The toast was cold, the tea had drawn too long, and for once the mistress never said a word in dispraise.
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Still, I venture on remarking that the doctrine of Evolution has acquired both praise and dispraise which it does not deserve.
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