dispraise
Americanverb (used with object)
noun
verb
noun
Other Word Forms
- dispraiser noun
- dispraisingly adverb
- self-dispraise noun
Etymology
Origin of dispraise
1300–50; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French despreis ( i ) er, equivalent to des- dis- 1 + preis ( i ) er to praise
Example Sentences
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Of course, once western culture could be a term of praise, it was bound to become a term of dispraise, too.
From The Guardian
Having said this, I have said all that can be said in dispraise of the vessel.
From Project Gutenberg
That Browning has outdone all other poets in this particular should be to his honor, not to his dispraise.
From Project Gutenberg
Still, I venture on remarking that the doctrine of Evolution has acquired both praise and dispraise which it does not deserve.
From Project Gutenberg
She sighed a murmur of dispraise, At which, methought, the rafters shook.
From Project Gutenberg
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