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dispraise

American  
[dis-preyz] / dɪsˈpreɪz /

verb (used with object)

dispraised, dispraising

  1. to speak of as undeserving or unworthy; censure; disparage.

noun

  1. an act or instance of dispraising; censure.

dispraise British  
/ dɪsˈpreɪz /

verb

  1. (tr) to express disapproval or condemnation of

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noun

  1. the disapproval, etc, expressed

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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

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