dispraise
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9.9
- noun
- /dɪsˈpreɪz/
- Archaic
:
desaprobación
- She expressed her dispraise for the new policy during the meeting.
Examples
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His chiasmic dispraise of short-lived physical attraction given by nature sets up his praise of an integrity of soul granted to Isabella and sustained by God.
Academic text (2001) -
The driver stepped slowly down, as if in dispraise of cows.
Fiction book (1994) -
But was it wit in praise or in dispraise?
Fiction book (1997) -
And for this reason, many witches remain unpunished, to the great dispraise of the Creator, and to their own most heavy increase.
Academic text (1999) -
His constant dispraise of her efforts made her feel undervalued.
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The movie received much dispraise from critics for its poor storyline.
Synonyms
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5.5
A strong statement saying someone or something is wrong
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3.0
A feeling that shows you do not agree with someone or what they do
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6.8
A strong comment that shows disapproval of someone's actions
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7.9
Laughing at or making fun of someone to show you do not respect them
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7.3
Saying negative things about yourself to make praise seem less important
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8.1
Talking about someone in a way that shows dislike and makes them seem unimportant
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7.1
A mild criticism that aims to correct someone
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7.7
A public statement that strongly criticizes someone or something
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9.9
Strong judgment that someone's actions are wrong
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9.9
The act of saying you do not recommend someone or something
Strong criticism of someone's actions
Saying bad things about a person or thing to make them seem worse
Antonyms
How Critical
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7.4
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5.5
- Formal
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7.7
- Archaic
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9.9
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3.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
dispraise = dispraise (transparent) = dis + praise
The noun is a straightforward zero-derived use of the verb 'dispraise' meaning the act or instance of criticizing.
Etymology
Dispraise comes from the prefix dis- meaning 'not' or 'opposite', like in dislike, and praise meaning 'approval'. So it is the opposite of praise — to say bad or critical things about someone or something, which matches the modern meaning.