Dispraise and Laud

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Dispraise verb - To express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of.

Usage example: 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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Laud is an antonym for dispraise in topics: condemn, belittle, detract, criticize.

Laud verb - To declare enthusiastic approval of.

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Dispraise is an antonym for laud.

Nearby Words: laudation, laudable, lauded, laudably, lauding

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