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dispraise

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dis·praise  (ds-prz)
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 dpretire; see depreciate.]
dis·praiser n.
dis·praising·ly adv.
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Noun1.dispraise - the act of speaking contemptuously of
disparagement
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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The curiosity which her woman had inspired was now greatly increased by Mrs Fitzpatrick, who spoke as much in favour of the person of Jones as she had before spoken in dispraise of his birth, character, and fortune.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context
Resistance to unjust dispraise had mingled with her feeling for him from the very first, and now in the rebound of her heart after her anguish the resistance was stronger than ever.
Middlemarch by Eliot, George View in context
Hattersley, for I want to think well of him; and though I have spoken against him myself, it is for the last time: hereafter, I shall never permit myself to utter a word in his dispraise, however he may seem to deserve it; and whoever ventures to speak slightingly of the man I have promised to love, to honour, and obey, must expect my serious displeasure.
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Bronte, Anne View in context
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