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dispraise

[ dis-preyz ]
/ dɪsˈpreɪz /
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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.

RELATED WORDS

knock, criticize, decry, squelch, discredit, deride, scorn, downplay, disparage, underestimate, lower, undervalue, minimize, veto, denounce, oppose, reject, dislike, deplore, omit

Nearby words

  1. dispositive,
  2. dispossess,
  3. dispossessed,
  4. dispossession,
  5. disposure,
  6. dispread,
  7. disprize,
  8. disproof,
  9. disproportion,
  10. disproportional

Origin of dispraise

1300–50; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French despreis(i)er, equivalent to des- dis-1 + preis(i)er to praise
Related formsdis·prais·er, noundis·prais·ing·ly, adverbself-dis·praise, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for dispraise

dispraise

/ (dɪsˈpreɪz) /

verb

(tr) to express disapproval or condemnation of

noun

the disapproval, etc, expressed
Derived Formsdispraiser, noundispraisingly, adverb
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