dis|prais´er

dis|prais´er
dis|praise «dihs PRAYZ», verb. -praised, -prais|ing. noun.
–v.t.
to express disapproval of; speak against; blame. SYNONYM(S): censure.
–n.
the expression of disapproval; blame: »

In praise and in dispraise the same, A man of well-attemper'd frame (Tennyson).

SYNONYM(S): censure.
dis|prais´er, noun.
dis|prais´ing|ly, adverb.

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  • dis|prais´ing|ly — dis|praise «dihs PRAYZ», verb. praised, prais|ing. noun. –v.t. to express disapproval of; speak against; blame. SYNONYM(S): censure. –n. the expression of disapproval; blame: »In praise and in dispraise the same, A man of well attemper d frame ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • dis|praise — «dihs PRAYZ», verb. praised, prais|ing. noun. –v.t. to express disapproval of; speak against; blame. SYNONYM(S): censure. –n. the expression of disapproval; blame: »In praise and in dispraise the same, A man of well attemper d frame ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • dis — dis·accord; dis·advantage; dis·affect; dis·aggregate; dis·ap·pear; dis·array; dis·bar; dis·burse; dis·card; dis·charge; dis·ci·ple; dis·ci·pli·nar·i·an; dis·ci·pline; dis·claim; dis·close; dis·co; dis·co·glos·sid; dis·coid; dis·coi·dal;… …   English syllables

  • prais — ap·prais·al; ap·prais·er; ap·prais·ing·ly; ap·prais·ive; dis·prais·al; dis·prais·ing·ly; prais·able; prais·er; prais·ing·ly; dis·prais·er; prais·able·ness; prais·ably; …   English syllables

  • dispraisal — dis·prais·al …   English syllables

  • dispraiser — dis·prais·er …   English syllables

  • dispraise — dis•praise [[t]dɪsˈpreɪz[/t]] v. praised, prais•ing, n. 1) to speak of as undeserving or unworthy; censure 2) an act or instance of dispraising • Etymology: 1300–50; ME < AF, OF despreis(i) er=des dis I+preis(i) er to praise dis•prais′er, n.… …   From formal English to slang

  • dispraisingly — dis·prais·ing·ly …   English syllables

  • ER — ER; ab·er·deen; ab·er·do·ni·an; ab·er·rant; ac·cel·er·ate; ag·glom·er·ate; al·lit·er·ate; al·to·geth·er; an·oth·er; an·ti·cho·lin·er·gic; ap·er; ap·prov·er; av·er·age; back·er; back·hand·er; badg·er; bail·er; bark·er; bar·ri·er; bast·er; beak·er; …   English syllables

  • Dispraisable — Dis*prais a*ble, a. Blamable. [R.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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