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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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In the first chapter, "Theoretical Return," Baker assays to inform readers of his theoretical approach, but again he dispraises African American critics whom he claims are "suggesting that theory is alien to African American discourse" (41).
Workings of the Spirit: The Poetics of Afro-American Women's Writings by Adisa, Opal Palmer / MELUS
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