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verb

Definition of dispraisesnext
present tense third-person singular of dispraise
as in criticizes
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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dispraises

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noun

plural of dispraise
as in reprehensions

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  1. criticizes
  2. criticisms
  3. denounces
Verb
  • In the document, Mangione criticizes the growing market capitalization of companies like UnitedHealthcare, pointing out that while their profits have surged, American life expectancy has stagnated.
    Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • When Viola criticizes how lazy the kids are and hilarity ensues when tasked with cooking Thanksgiving dinner.
    Allison Sadlier, EW.com, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of criticizes
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  • State water officials lobbed pointed criticisms at each other on Thursday during successive programs at the Colorado River Water Users Association conference.
    Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024
  • There are some merits to their criticisms of health insurers, PBMs, and hospitals and how those entities pilfer money in the drug reimbursement process.
    Dylan Scott, Vox, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of criticisms
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  • In hearing this, Cardinal Lawrence then denounces one of the cardinals lying to the others.
    Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2024
  • In a separate filing, Brooks denounces Roe's legal team for naming him in her California lawsuit before the Mississippi court could rule whether to allow Brooks to continue the case with a pseudonym.
    KiMi Robinson, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2024
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