dispraise
11dispraise — v 1. censure, reproach, animadvert on or upon, criticize, arraign, reprobate, condemn, denounce, remonstrate; disparage, discredit, disfavor; belittle, deprecate, demean, detract, decry, derogate, Inf. talk down. n 2. censure, disapproval,… …
12dispraise — dis·praise …
13dispraise — dis•praise [[t]dɪsˈpreɪz[/t]] v. praised, prais•ing, n. 1) to speak of as undeserving or unworthy; censure 2) an act or instance of dispraising • Etymology: 1300–50; ME < AF, OF despreis(i) er=des dis I+preis(i) er to praise dis•prais′er, n.… …
14dispraise — /dɪsˈpreɪz/ (say dis prayz) verb (t) (dispraised, dispraising) 1. to speak of as undeserving; censure; disparage. –noun 2. act of dispraising; censure. –dispraiser, noun –dispraising, adjective –dispraisingly, adverb …
15dispraise — v. & n. v.tr. express disapproval or censure of. n. disapproval, censure. Etymology: ME f. OF despreisier ult. f. LL depretiare DEPRECIATE …
16self-dispraise — n. * * * self dispraiseˈ noun • • • Main Entry: ↑self …
17self-dispraise — n. * * * …
18Dispraised — Dispraise Dis*praise , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dispraised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dispraising}.] [OE. dispreisen, OF. desprisier, despreisier, F. d[ e]priser; pref. des (L. dis ) + prisier, F. priser, to prize, praise. See {Praise}, and cf. {Disprize},… …
19Dispraising — Dispraise Dis*praise , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dispraised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dispraising}.] [OE. dispreisen, OF. desprisier, despreisier, F. d[ e]priser; pref. des (L. dis ) + prisier, F. priser, to prize, praise. See {Praise}, and cf. {Disprize},… …
20Disapprobation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Disapprobation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 disapprobation disapprobation disapproval Sgm: N 1 improbation improbation Sgm: N 1 disesteem disesteem disvaluation displacency Sgm: N 1 odium odium Sgm: N 1 …
