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dispraise

[dis-preyz]

verb (used with object)

to speak of as undeserving or unworthy; censure; disparage.

noun

an act or instance of dispraising; censure.

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

Related forms

dis·prais·er, noun

dis·prais·ing·ly, adverb

self-dis·praise, noun

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dispraise (dɪsˈpreɪz)

—vb
1.	(tr) to express disapproval or condemnation of

—n
2.	the disapproval, etc, expressed

dis'praiser

—n

dis'praisingly

—*adv*

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