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dispraise
[ dis-preyz ]
verb (used with object)
, dis·praised, dis·prais·ing.
- to speak of as undeserving or unworthy; censure; disparage.
noun
- an act or instance of dispraising; censure.
dispraise
/ dɪsˈpreɪz /
verb
- tr to express disapproval or condemnation of
noun
- the disapproval, etc, expressed
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Derived Forms
- disˈpraisingly, adverb
- disˈpraiser, noun
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Other Words From
- dis·praiser noun
- dis·praising·ly adverb
- self-dis·praise noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dispraise1
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Example Sentences
Of course, once western culture could be a term of praise, it was bound to become a term of dispraise, too.
From The Guardian
Having said this, I have said all that can be said in dispraise of the vessel.
From Project Gutenberg
That Browning has outdone all other poets in this particular should be to his honor, not to his dispraise.
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Still, I venture on remarking that the doctrine of Evolution has acquired both praise and dispraise which it does not deserve.
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She sighed a murmur of dispraise, At which, methought, the rafters shook.
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