mispraise
English
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To praise falsely, injudiciously, or without good reason.
- (transitive) To slander, blame, or disparage.
Etymology
Prefix from English praise.
Origin
English
praise
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bepraise English
- overpraise English
- praisable English
- praise English
- praiseful English
- praiseless English
- praisement English
- praiser English
- praisesome English
- praisest English
- praiseth English
- praiseworthy English
- self-praise English
- superpraise English
- underpraise English
- mépriser French
- priser French
- preisen, praisen Middle English