Dispraising

adj, verb

adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of dispraise form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    Serving to dispraise; critical; disparaging.

    "Paradoxically, opinions that come closer to understanding the uniqueness and significance of the film are those with a dispraising tone — arising from the same discourse of ideological critique — toward these very qualities."

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"Paradoxically, opinions that come closer to understanding the uniqueness and significance of the film are those with a dispraising tone — arising from the same discourse of ideological critique — toward these very qualities."

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