dispraise

[ dis-preyz ]

/ dɪsˈpreɪz /

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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.

Origin of dispraise

1300–50; Middle English <Anglo-French, Old French despreis(i)er, equivalent to des-dis-¹ + preis(i)er to praise

OTHER WORDS FROM dispraise

dis·prais·er, noundis·prais·ing·ly, adverbself-dis·praise, noun

Words nearby dispraise

disposition, dispositive, dispossess, dispossessed, disposure, dispraise, dispread, disprize, disproof, disproportion, disproportional

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Example sentences from the Web for dispraise

This the critics allow me, and while they like my wares, they may dispraise my writing.
The Anglo-French Entente in the Seventeenth Century|Charles Bastide
Not to praise or dispraise other anatomists, for all did well, and there was some excuse even for those who are in error.
William Harvey|D'Arcy Powers
It is safer, and certainly more becoming, to overpraise than to undervalue and dispraise another.
Concord Days|A. Bronson Alcott
He had good reasons for saying so, and you need not reproach him, for speaking in your dispraise to our general and myself.
The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 2 (of 2)|Bernal Diaz del Castillo

Still, I venture on remarking that the doctrine of Evolution has acquired both praise and dispraise which it does not deserve.
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12)|Robert G. Ingersoll

British Dictionary definitions for dispraise

dispraise

/ (dɪsˈpreɪz) /

verb

(tr) to express disapproval or condemnation of

noun

the disapproval, etc, expressed

Derived forms of dispraise

dispraiser, noundispraisingly, adverb

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单词	dispraise
释义	dispraise [ dis-preyz ] / dɪsˈpreɪz / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dispraise ON THESAURUS.COM 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. Origin of dispraise 1300–50; Middle English <Anglo-French, Old French despreis(i)er, equivalent to des-dis-¹ + preis(i)er to praise OTHER WORDS FROM dispraise dis·prais·er, noundis·prais·ing·ly, adverbself-dis·praise, noun Words nearby dispraise disposition, dispositive, dispossess, dispossessed, disposure, dispraise, dispread, disprize, disproof, disproportion, disproportional Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dispraise This the critics allow me, and while they like my wares, they may dispraise my writing. The Anglo-French Entente in the Seventeenth Century\|Charles Bastide Not to praise or dispraise other anatomists, for all did well, and there was some excuse even for those who are in error. William Harvey\|D'Arcy Powers It is safer, and certainly more becoming, to overpraise than to undervalue and dispraise another. Concord Days\|A. Bronson Alcott He had good reasons for saying so, and you need not reproach him, for speaking in your dispraise to our general and myself. The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 2 (of 2)\|Bernal Diaz del Castillo Still, I venture on remarking that the doctrine of Evolution has acquired both praise and dispraise which it does not deserve. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12)\|Robert G. Ingersoll British Dictionary definitions for dispraise dispraise / (dɪsˈpreɪz) / verb (tr) to express disapproval or condemnation of noun the disapproval, etc, expressed Derived forms of dispraise dispraiser, noundispraisingly, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to dispraise knock, criticize, decry, squelch, discredit, deride, scorn, downplay, disparage, underestimate, lower, undervalue, minimize, detract from, veto, denounce, oppose, reject, dislike, deplore
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dispraise

verb (used with object), dis·praised, dis·prais·ing.

noun

Origin of dispraise

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verb

noun

Derived forms of dispraise

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