dispraise

C2+ Topic:Communication

US /dɪsˈpreɪz/ UK /dɪsˈpreɪz/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
(literary) to speak of with disapproval; censure

Critics were quick to dispraise the unfinished work.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · (literary) to speak of with... censure disparage criticize condemn decry belittle

Opposites

praise commend laud extol applaud

Word family

Derived forms dispraiserdispraisingdispraisingly

Related forms praise appraise

Etymology

From Middle English dispreisen, from Old French despreisier ('to disparage'), from des- ('opposite of') + preisier ('to prize, praise'), from Late Latin pretiare ('to value'), from Latin pretium ('price, value').

despreisier Old French pretium Latin

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Topics

Communication Register & Style

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# dispraise

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /dɪsˈpreɪz/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪsˈpreɪz/

## Meanings
1. (literary) to speak of with disapproval; censure

## Examples
- Critics were quick to dispraise the unfinished work.

## Synonyms
- censure
- disparage
- criticize
- condemn
- decry
- belittle

## Antonyms
- praise
- commend
- laud
- extol
- applaud

## Derived Forms
- dispraiser
- dispraising
- dispraisingly

## Related Forms
- praise
- appraise

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: despreisier
- Root: pretium

## Etymology
From Middle English dispreisen, from Old French despreisier ('to disparage'), from des- ('opposite of') + preisier ('to prize, praise'), from Late Latin pretiare ('to value'), from Latin pretium ('price, value').

## AI Etymology
Dispraise comes from Middle English dispreisen, from Old French despreisier ('to disparage'), from des- ('opposite of') + preisier ('to prize, praise'), from Late Latin pretiare ('to value'), from Latin pretium ('price, value'). The historical trail runs through Old French despreisier and Latin pretium. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means (literary) to speak of with disapproval; censure. Derived formations include dispraiser, dispraising, dispraisingly; related forms include praise, appraise.

## Topics
- Communication
- Register & Style

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