dispraise

(dis prāz′, dis′-; dis′prāz′)

to speak of with disapproval or disparagement; censure

Origin: ME dispreisen < OFr despreisier, to blame: see dis- & praise

noun

a dispraising; blame

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See dispraise in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb dis·praised, dis·prais·ing, dis·prais·es

To express disapproval of; censure.

noun

Disapproval; censure.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English dispreisen

Origin: , from Old French despreiser

Origin: , variant of desprisier

Origin: , from Late Latin dēpretiāre; see depreciate

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