dispraise

[dis-preyz]

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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.

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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Related Words for dispraise

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

Examples from the Web for dispraise

Historical Examples of dispraise

Far be it from me to write a word in dispraise of Alexander Wilson.
The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851
Various
May I dispraise another's commodity to draw the buyer to my own?
A Christian Directory (Part 4 of 4)
Richard Baxter
His modeling arouses tempests, either of dispraise or idolatry.
Rodin: The Man and his Art
Judith Cladel
Although I dispraise not the defence of just immunities, yet love my peace better, if that were all.
Areopagitica
John Milton
Yet I own, it doth increase it, and not so only, but dispraise doth diminish it.
The Confessions of Saint Augustine
Saint Augustine

British Dictionary definitions for dispraise

dispraise

verb

(tr) to express disapproval or condemnation of

noun

the disapproval, etc, expressed

Derived Formsdispraiser, noundispraisingly, adverb

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