dis·praise (d s-pr z )tr.v. dis·praised, dis·prais·ing, dis·prais·es To express disapproval of; censure. n. Disapproval; censure. [Middle English dispreisen, from Old French despreiser, variant of desprisier, from Late Latin d  pretire; see depreciate.]dis·prais er n.dis·prais ing·ly adv. |
dispraise [dɪsˈpreɪz]
vb
(tr) to express disapproval or condemnation of
n
the disapproval, etc., expressed
dispraiser n
dispraisingly adv
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| Noun | 1. | dispraise - the act of speaking contemptuously of disapproval - the act of disapproving or condemning belittling - the act of belittling deprecation, denigration - the act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself) detraction - the act of discrediting or detracting from someone's reputation (especially by slander); "let it be no detraction from his merits to say he is plainspoken" |
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