disrecommend
Syllables: dis·rec·om·mend/ˌdɪsɹɛkəˈmɛnd/
disrecommend verb: to recommend the opposite or negation of; to advise against.
Verb
disrecommend (third-person singular simple present disrecommends, present participle disrecommending, simple past and past participle disrecommended)
- To recommend the opposite or negation of; to advise against.
- Near-synonyms: deprecate, discourage, pooh-pooh, discommend (rare)
- [P]ut the Caſe that the Nobleman of the ancienter Family does not indeed diſgrace his Dignity, but adds nothing to it; having nothing extraordinary to recommend him or diſrecommend him: Whereas the other, by his perſonal Merit, has rais'd himſelf to an equal Dignity. Which of the two in this...1749, Joakim Philander [pseudonym; Friedrich Christian Schoenau], “The Adventure of the Inn”, in Vitulus Aureus: The Golden Calf. Or, A Supplement to Apuleius’s Golden Ass. […], London: Printed for...
- Synonyms:
- unrecommend, deprecate, discourage, pooh-pooh, discommend
Synonyms of disrecommend
Antonyms
Forms of disrecommend
| third-person singular present | disrecommends |
|---|---|
| present participle | disrecommending |
| past participle | disrecommended |
| past | disrecommended |
Origin of disrecommend
From dis- + recommend.
Words formed from disrecommend
Words that rhyme with disrecommend
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- spend
- suspend
- trend
- ascend
- offend
- pretend
- unbend
- commend
- tend
- amend
- contend
- depend
- lend
- distend
- impend
- recommend
- rend
- shend
- subtend
- tight end
- upend
- wend
- append
- befriend
- blend
- pend
- resend
- transcend
- abend
- comprehend
- entend
- fend
- obtend
- perpend
- portend
- unfriend
- vend
- weekend
- when'd
- blende
- defriend
- emend
- expend
- forfend
- forspend
- freakend
- genetic dead end
- heaven forfend
Questions about disrecommend
- What does disrecommend mean?
- Disrecommend means to recommend the opposite or negation of; to advise against.
- What part of speech is disrecommend?
- Disrecommend is a verb.
- How do you pronounce disrecommend?
- Disrecommend is pronounced /ˌdɪsɹɛkəˈmɛnd/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of disrecommend?
- The past tense of disrecommend is disrecommended.
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