dispraise

/dis'preiz/

Thân thiện

The critic's dispraise of the new play was harsh and public.

Definition

Noun: 1. The act of expressing disapproval, criticism, or censure; the act of speaking contemptuously of someone or something. It refers to the expression of a negative judgment or low opinion.

Usage

• Dispraise is a formal or literary word used to describe the act of criticizing or belittling someone or something. It is the opposite of "praise."
• It is often used in contexts involving evaluation, judgment, or comparison.
• It can function as both a countable and uncountable noun.

Examples

• The critic's constant of the artist's work eventually discouraged her.
• He spoke of his rival with nothing but .
• The review contained both praise for the acting and for the script.
• She was unaccustomed to such harsh from her mentor.

Advanced Usage

• "To be beyond dispraise": To be so good that criticism is impossible or irrelevant.
  • Her integrity is beyond dispraise.
• "To heap dispraise on/upon": To criticize severely and abundantly.
  • The editorial heaped dispraise upon the government's new policy.

Variants and Related Words

• Dispraise (verb): A rare, archaic verb form meaning to express disapproval of.
  • He was dispraised by his contemporaries.
• Dispraiser (noun): One who dispraises.

Synonyms

• Criticism: The act of expressing disapproval and noting faults.
• Censure: Harsh criticism or strong disapproval.
• Condemnation: The expression of very strong disapproval.
• Disparagement: The act of speaking about someone or something in a way that shows a lack of respect.
• Denigration: The action of unfairly criticizing someone or something; defamation.

Antonyms

• Praise: The expression of approval or admiration.
• Commendation: Formal or official praise.
• Acclaim: Enthusiastic and public praise.
• Approbation: Approval or praise.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the act of speaking contemptuously of

Từ đồng nghĩa

• disparagement