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21Disapprobation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Disapprobation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 disapprobation disapprobation disapproval Sgm: N 1 improbation improbation Sgm: N 1 disesteem disesteem disvaluation displacency Sgm: N 1 odium odium Sgm: N 1 …
22be- — prefix with a wide range of meaning: thoroughly, completely; to make, cause seem; to provide with; at, on, to, for, from O.E. be on all sides (also used to make transitive verbs and as a privative or intensive prefix), from weak form of O.E. bi… …
23berate — v. a. 1. Scold, chide, reprimand, rate. 2. Abuse, vilify, defame, betongue, rail at. See asperse …
24abuse — I. v. a. 1. Misuse, misemploy, misapply, pervert, prostitute, desecrate, dishonor, profane, pollute, make an ill use of, deceive, impose on, betray, cajole, seduce by cajolery. 2. Maltreat, harm, injure, hurt, ill treat, ill use. 3. Revile,… …