misprizing

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• misprize — misprizer, n. /mis pruyz /, v.t., misprized, misprizing. to despise; undervalue; slight; scorn. Also, misprise. [1300 50; ME misprise < MF mesprisier, equiv. to mes MIS 1 + prisier to PRIZE2] * * * …   Universalium

• depreciation — Synonyms and related words: abatement, ablation, abridgment, agio, alleviation, allowance, attenuation, attrition, backbiting, backstabbing, bank discount, belittlement, belittling, break, breakage, calumny, cash discount, chain discount, charge… …   Moby Thesaurus

• disparagement — Synonyms and related words: airs, animadversion, arrogance, aspersion, attaint, attrition, backbiting, backstabbing, badge of infamy, bar sinister, baton, belittlement, bend sinister, black eye, black mark, blot, blur, brand, broad arrow, calumny …   Moby Thesaurus

• rejection — n 1. refusal, denial, turndown, declination; forbiddance, veto, disallowance, interdiction, proscription, negation; Law. disaffirmation; abnegation. 2. rebuff, repulse, repulsion, repelling, repellence, repellency; Sl. brush off, Inf. the cold… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• misprize — [mis prīz′] vt. misprized, misprizing [ME mesprisen < OFr mesprisier < mes ,MIS 1 + prisier < LL pretiare, to value < L pretium, a PRICE] to despise or undervalue …   English World dictionary