disparagement, dispraise
(noun) the act of speaking contemptuously of
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dispraise (third-person singular simple present dispraises, present participle dispraising, simple past and past participle dispraised)
To notice with disapprobation or some degree of censure; to disparage, to criticize.
dispraise
Blame; reproach.
• diparesis
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*praise", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dispraised; p. pr. & vb. n. Dispraising.] Etym: [OE. dispreisen, OF. desprisier, despreisier, F. dépriser; pref. des- (L. dis-) + prisier, F. priser, to prize, praise. See Praise, and cf. Disprize, Depreciate.]
Definition: To withdraw praise from; to notice with disapprobation or some degree of censure; to disparage; to blame. Dispraising the power of his adversaries. Chaucer. I dispraised him before the wicked, that the wicked might not fall in love with him. Shak.
Dis*praise", n. Etym: [Cf. OF. despris. See Dispraise, v. t.]
Definition: The act of dispraising; detraction; blame censure; reproach; disparagement. Dryden. In praise and in dispraise the same. Tennyson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 May 2024
(verb) practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive; “Don’t twist my words”
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