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verb

(ˌ)dis-ˈprāz How to pronounce dispraise (audio)
Definition of dispraisenext
as in to criticize
to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of the movie is an old-fashioned romance, and in calling it that, I don't mean to dispraise it at all

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dispraise

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noun

as in criticism

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispraise
  1. criticize
  2. criticism
  3. blame
  4. condemnation
  5. fault
  6. censure
  7. condemn
  8. denunciation
Verb
  • Thao, the first Hmong American mayor to lead a major American city, was criticized shortly after taking office for letting go of a police chief and taking months to replace him.
    Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • But the group has largely been shy about criticizing Trump openly.
    Peter Green, Quartz, 9 Nov. 2024
Definition of criticize
Noun
  • That criticism has sometimes veered toward threats against company executives and political figures.
    William Gavin, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
  • It's repeatedly faced harsh criticism over its failure to curb child abuse on the platform.
    Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of criticism
Verb
  • Alexis no longer blames herself for her baby’s death.
    Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2024
  • Many Californians initially blamed Pete Wilson, who had become California’s governor in 1991.
    Eladio B. Bobadilla / Made by History, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of blame
Noun
  • At the end of his first term, his standing among GOP lawmakers was precarious: The Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol building led to condemnations from both sides of the aisle and his historic second impeachment.
    Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Israel has managed to destroy most of Gaza and is in the process of pulverizing parts of Lebanon to international condemnation and outrage and political and diplomatic isolation, but without facing effective efforts to rein it in.
    Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of condemnation
Verb
  • Do not fault yourself for your process to get to progress.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The other driver in the April 10 Las Vegas accident, who was taken to the hospital, was faulted for failing to yield the right of way, according to the police report.
    Akash Sriram and Abhirup Roy, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2024
Definition of fault
Noun
  • In reality, Arthur Watkins, this conservative Republican senator from Utah, chaired the censure committee and then was destroyed for it.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 13 June 2024
  • In 2018, the killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi at a Saudi consulate also stalled the promotion of Neom as Crown Prince Mohammed faced global censure and scrutiny over the incident.
    Angela Yang, NBC News, 25 Sep. 2024
Definition of censure
Verb
  • Hochul was still speaking when New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy issued a statement from the other side of the Hudson River condemning the plan and vowing to sue to stop it from going into effect.
    Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • As philosopher George Santayana reminds us, those who do not learn from history are condemned to repeat it.
    Josh Becker, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of condemn
Noun
  • Senior Democratic lawmakers are trapped between their deep distrust of Donald Trump and their vigorous denunciations of any election challenges in the years since the Jan. 6 attack.
    Justin Green, Axios, 11 Oct. 2024
  • In the course of it, nearly everyone seemed to agree that there was a problem with Lewis, and he was subjected to a series of heated denunciations.
    Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Definition of denunciation
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