dispreference
dispreference noun: the quality or state of preferring a thing less than an alternative.
Noun
dispreference (countable and uncountable, plural dispreferences)
- The quality or state of preferring a thing less than an alternative.
- As Levinson (1983: 334) points out, signs of dispreference in turn taking include: (a) Delays: notably a pause, or a time gap, before the responder replies to the preceding turn […]2014, Geoffrey N. Leech, The Pragmatics of Politeness, page 31
- Antonyms:
- preference
Antonyms of dispreference
Forms of dispreference
| plural | dispreferences |
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Origin of dispreference
From dis- + preference.
Questions about dispreference
- What does dispreference mean?
- Dispreference means the quality or state of preferring a thing less than an alternative.
- What part of speech is dispreference?
- Dispreference is a noun.
- What is the plural of dispreference?
- The plural of dispreference is dispreferences.
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