v. t.
Dispraising the power of his adversaries. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
I dispraised him before the wicked, that the wicked might not fall in love with him. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. OF. despris. See Dispraise, v. t. ] The act of dispraising; detraction; blame censure; reproach; disparagement. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
In praise and in dispraise the same. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who blames or dispraises. [ 1913 Webster ]