Dispraise

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To express disapproval of; censure.
  • n. Disapproval; censure.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To notice with disapprobation or some degree of censure; to disparage, to criticize.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To withdraw praise from; to notice with disapprobation or some degree of censure; to disparage; to blame.
  • n. The act of dispraising; detraction; blame censure; reproach; disparagement.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To speak disparagingly of; mention with disapprobation, or some degree of censure.
  • n. Disparaging speech or opinion; animadversion; censure; reproach.
  • n. Synonyms Disparagement, opprobrium.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the act of speaking contemptuously of
    • Verb Form
    dispraised    dispraising   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    disapproval   
    Hyponym
    belittling    deprecation    detraction    denigration   
    Form
    dispraised    dispraising   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    disparage    blame    detraction    reproach    disparagement   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    derogation    disparagement    fauor    would'st    calumny   
     
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