Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dispraise

/dɪˈspɹeɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dis-praise
IPA: /dɪˈspɹeɪz/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To notice with disapprobation or some degree of censure; to disparage, to criticize.

noun

Blame; reproach; disapproval; criticism.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"They spake agaynst it, and dispraysed it, raylinge on it."
"Although I dispraise not the defence of just immunities, yet love my peace better, if that were all."
""What," thought Edward, "the poet says in praise of one beauty, I say in dispraise of another: 'Her eyes, like suns, the rash beholder strike, But, like the sun, they shine on all alike.'"
"He became familiar with that habit of mind which dispraises what it most envies and admires: with that habit of mind which desires only what it cannot have."
"Mira could not find a single article dispraising him."
"Their censure did not much affect him; for the good-natured young man was disposed to accept with considerable humility the dispraises of others."

Etymology

From Old French despreisier. Doublet of disprize.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /dɪˈspɹeɪz/

Usage

Inflected Forms

dispraises (present, singular) dispraising (participle, present) dispraised (participle, past) dispraised (past) dispraises (plural)

Derived Forms

dispraiser

Synonyms

censure find fault denigrate downplay admonish animadvert bash bawl out tilt cannonade slash lash

Questions

How do you pronounce dispraise?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈspɹeɪz/.
What does dispraise mean?: To notice with disapprobation or some degree of censure; to disparage, to criticize.
Where does dispraise come from?: From Old French despreisier. Doublet of disprize.

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