All dispraise synonyms

verb dispraise

• detract — If one thing detracts from another, it makes it seem less good or impressive.
• belittle — If you belittle someone or something, you say or imply that they are unimportant or not very good.
• ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
• criticize — If you criticize someone or something, you express your disapproval of them by saying what you think is wrong with them.
• ridicule — speech or action intended to cause contemptuous laughter at a person or thing; derision.
• decry — If someone decries an idea or action, they criticize it strongly.
• squelch — to strike or press with crushing force; crush down; squash.
• discredit — to injure the credit or reputation of; defame: an effort to discredit honest politicians.
• deride — If you deride someone or something, you say that they are stupid or have no value.
• scorn — open or unqualified contempt; disdain: His face and attitude showed the scorn he felt.
• downplay — to treat or speak of (something) so as to reduce emphasis on its importance, value, strength, etc.: The press has downplayed the president's role in the negotiations.
• disparage — to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle: Do not disparage good manners.
• underestimate — to estimate at too low a value, rate, or the like.
• veto — the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
• oppose — to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
• reject — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
• dislike — to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
• deplore — If you say that you deplore something, you think it is very wrong or immoral.
• omit — to leave out; fail to include or mention: to omit a name from a list.
• forget — to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
• overlook — to fail to notice, perceive, or consider: to overlook a misspelled word.
• doubt — to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe.
• disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
• neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
• ridicule — speech or action intended to cause contemptuous laughter at a person or thing; derision.
• degrade — Something that degrades someone causes people to have less respect for them.
• annoy — If someone or something annoys you, it makes you fairly angry and impatient.
• criticize — If you criticize someone or something, you express your disapproval of them by saying what you think is wrong with them.
• pique — a fabric of cotton, spun rayon, or silk, woven lengthwise with raised cords.
• slight — small in amount, degree, etc.: a slight increase; a slight odor.
• taunt — to reproach in a sarcastic, insulting, or jeering manner; mock.
• displease — to incur the dissatisfaction, dislike, or disapproval of; offend; annoy: His reply displeased the judge.
• slander — defamation; calumny: rumors full of slander.
• vex — to irritate; annoy; provoke: His noisy neighbors often vexed him.
• face — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
• offend — to irritate, annoy, or anger; cause resentful displeasure in: Even the hint of prejudice offends me.
• anger — Anger is the strong emotion that you feel when you think that someone has behaved in an unfair, cruel, or unacceptable way.
• abuse — Abuse of someone is cruel and violent treatment of them.
• confront — If you are confronted with a problem, task, or difficulty, you have to deal with it.
• outrage — an act of wanton cruelty or violence; any gross violation of law or decency.
• meet — greatest lower bound
• provoke — to anger, enrage, exasperate, or vex.
• blister — A blister is a painful swelling on the surface of your skin. Blisters contain a clear liquid and are usually caused by heat or by something repeatedly rubbing your skin.
• derogate — to cause to seem inferior or be in disrepute; detract
• lower — to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag.
• deprecate — If you deprecate something, you criticize it.
• knock — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
• minimize — to reduce to the smallest possible amount or degree.
• smear — to spread or daub (an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance) on or over something: to smear butter on bread.
• undervalue — to value below the real worth; put too low a value on.