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.
Origin of dispraise
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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, omitExamples from the Web for dispraise
Historical Examples of dispraise
Far be it from me to write a word in dispraise of Alexander Wilson.
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 ArtJudith Cladel
Although I dispraise not the defence of just immunities, yet love my peace better, if that were all.
AreopagiticaJohn Milton
Yet I own, it doth increase it, and not so only, but dispraise doth diminish it.
The Confessions of Saint AugustineSaint Augustine
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