Etymology

dispraise

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Today it means: To notice with disapprobation or some degree of censure; to disparage, to criticize. Full definition →

Old French despreisier
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  1. Old French · derived fromdespreisier
  2. English todaydispraise

From Old French despreisier. Doublet of disprize.

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