DISPRAISES | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Dispraise

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

Middle English: from Old French despreisier, based on late Latin depreciare (see depreciate)

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: dɪsˈpreɪz
Dialects: British English
Definition:

censure; criticism

Short Definition:

censure

Examples:
  • this engraving has on occasion elicited dispraise for Raphael

Word: Dispraise

Speech Type: Verb

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: dɪsˈpreɪz
Dialects: British English
Definition:

express censure or criticism of

Short Definition:

express censure or criticism of

Examples:
  • men cannot praise Dryden without dispraising Coleridge

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