Definition of dispraise
transitive verb
:to comment on with disapproval or censure
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Examples of dispraise in a Sentence
the movie is an old-fashioned romance, and in calling it that, I don't mean to dispraise it at all
Origin and Etymology of dispraise
Middle English dispraisen, from Anglo-French despreiser, despriser, from des- dis- + preiser to praise
dispraise Synonyms
Synonyms
blame, censure, condemn, denounce, dis (also diss) [slang], criticize, fault, knock, pan, reprehend, slag [chiefly British]Antonyms
extol (also extoll), laud, praiseRelated Words
skewer, tweak; assail, attack, blast, clobber, slam, slash; nick (at), snipe (at); beef, bellyache, bitch, carp, cavil, complain, crab, croak, fuss, gripe, grouse, growl, grumble, kick, kvetch, moan, murmur, mutter, niggle, quibble, whine; admonish, chide, drub, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reprove; berate, castigate, crucify, excoriate, flay, gibbet, hammer, keelhaul, lambaste (or lambast), lash, pillory, scold, upbraid; bad-mouth, belittle, decry, deride, discommend, disparage, put downNear Antonyms
approve, commend, endorse (also indorse), recommend, sanctionLearn More about dispraise
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