mispraise
mispraise · mispraises · mispraised · mispraising
To praise falsely, injudiciously, or without good reasonTo praise falsely, injudiciously, or without good reason.
Meaning
2 senses(rare, transitive)To praise falsely, injudiciously, or without good reason.
(archaic, transitive)To slander, blame, or disparage.
Origin
From mis- + praise. Compare to French mépriser.From mis- + praise. Compare to French mépriser.
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Forms
mispraises, mispraising, mispraised, mispraised| Base form | mispraise · to mispraise |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | mispraises |
| Present participle | mispraising |
| Past simple | mispraised |
| Past participle | mispraised |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.