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dispraised

Variant of dispraise

transitive verb dispraised, dispraising

to speak of with disapproval or disparagement; censure

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

noun

a dispraising; blame

Related Forms:

dispraisingly adverb

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