English Explanatory Dictionary

dispraise

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To notice with disapprobation or some degree of censure; to disparage, to criticize.
noun
  1. Blame; reproach; disapproval; criticism.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈspɹeɪz/

Word forms

dispraise dispraises dispraising dispraised

Etymology

From Old French despreisier. Doublet of disprize.

Synonyms

censure find fault denigrate downplay admonish animadvert bash bawl out slash lash blame scorch blast berate berisp castigate charge chastise chew out chide condemn criticize denounce denunciate deprecate derogate dispraise drag dress down eat someone alive excoriate fulminate get at get down get up give somebody a piece of one's mind give somebody what-for inveigh lace into lambaste lay into lecture light into objurgate pooh-pooh put someone on blast rate read somebody the riot act rebuke reprehend reprimand reproach reprove rip into rubbish savage scold skewer slam slate

Derived words

dispraiser
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