dispraise
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dis·praise
(dĭs-prāz′)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 dēpretiāre; see depreciate.]
dis·prais′er n.
dis·prais′ing·ly adv.
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dispraise
(dɪsˈpreɪz)vb
(tr) to express disapproval or condemnation of
n
the disapproval, etc, expressed
disˈpraiser n
disˈpraisingly adv
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dis•praise
(dɪsˈpreɪz)v. -praised, -prais•ing,
n. v.t.
1. to speak of as undeserving or unworthy; censure.
n. 2. an act or instance of dispraising.
[1300–50; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French despreis(i)er=des- dis-1 + preis(i)er to praise]
dis•prais′er, n.
dis•prais′ing•ly, adv.
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dispraise
Past participle: dispraised
Gerund: dispraising
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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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