dispraise
[verb]
Synonyms: decry, belittle, depreciate, derogate, detract (from), diminish, discount, disparage, minimize, opprobriate

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Antonyms: praise

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

dispraise noun. [dɪs'preɪz] LME.
[from DIS- 2 + PRAISE noun or from the verb.]
1. Contempt. rare. Only in LME.

2. The action or fact of dispraising; disparagement; blame, censure. E16.
■ C. M. Yonge Charles VI would not hear a word in his dispraise.

3. An instance or act of dispraising; a cause of blame, discredit, or disgrace. M16.

[TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲

dispraise verb. [dɪs'preɪz] ME.
[Old French despreisier from Proto-Romance from Latin depretiare DEPRECIATE. Cf. DISPRIZE verb.]
1. a. verb trans. Express disapproval of; find fault with; blame, censure. ME.
b. verb intrans. Express disapproval or blame. L15.

2. verb trans. Despise, belittle. LME-E16.

■ dispraiser noun LME.

■ dispraisingly adverb disparagingly E17.

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