dispraise (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *dispraise*:
NOUN	act	dispraise, disparagement	the act of speaking contemptuously of

English > *dispraise*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	The act of speaking contemptuously of.
Synonym	disparagement
Narrower	belittling	The act of belittling
	deprecation, denigration	The act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself)
	detraction	The act of discrediting or detracting from someone's reputation (especially by slander)
Broader	disapproval	The act of disapproving or condemning
Spanish	desprecio, menosprecio
Catalan	menyspreament, menyspreu

HyperDic: dispraise