disprize

Meanings

• Noun

  A feeling of contempt, disdain, or scorn towards someone or something.

  - "After losing the election, his opponents showed a clear disprize for him."
  - "The audience expressed their disprize for the actor's poor performance."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with disprize
surprise , aprise , advise

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Variants

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disprize , disprized , disprizes , disprizing

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Etymology

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Dis- (opposition) + prize (value), so it means 'opposition to value' or 'lack of value'.

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Trivia

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1. Disprize is a rare word and is not commonly used in everyday language.

2. The word disprize is derived from Old French dispris, meaning 'opposed' or 'rejected'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Contempt: A strong feeling of dislike and disdain towards someone or something.

2. Scorn: A feeling of contempt or disdain, often expressed through mockery or derision.

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Culture

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In literature, disprize is often used to describe a character's attitude towards another character or situation. In art, it can be depicted through facial expressions or body language.

How to Memorize "disprize"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person making a face of disdain or contempt when they think of disprize.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word disprize with feelings of dislike and disdain.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the word 'dis' (opposition) and 'prize' (value) to remember the definition of disprize.

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