dispraise

dispraise Definition

dis·praise (dis prāz′, dis′-; dis′prāz′)

transitive verb dispraised -·praised′, dispraising -·prais′·ing

to speak of with disapproval or disparagement; censure

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

noun

a dispraising; blame

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