DAMN WITH FAINT PRAISE

Meaning of DAMN WITH FAINT PRAISE in English

praise so unenthusiastically as to imply condemnation.

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WITH — I. (|)wi]th, ]th, _wə] preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, preposition & adverb, against, opposite, toward, with; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PRAISE — I. ˈprāz verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English preisen, praisen, from Middle French preisier to prize, value, praise, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FAINT — I. ˈfānt adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English faint, feint (also, deceitful, feigned), from Old French, from past participle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DAMN — I. dam, ˈdaa(ə)m verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English dampnen, from Old French dampner, from Latin damnare to condemn, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PRAISE — (v.) The object, ground, or reason of praise.
Английский словарь Webster
PRAISE — (v.) Especially, the joyful tribute of gratitude or homage rendered to the Divine Being; the act of glorifying or extolling …
Английский словарь Webster
FAINT — (v. t.) To cause to faint or become dispirited; to depress; to weaken.
Английский словарь Webster
FAINT — (superl.) Performed, done, or acted, in a weak or feeble manner; not exhibiting vigor, strength, or energy; slight; as, faint …
Английский словарь Webster
PRAISE — ( v. ) The object, ground, or reason of praise.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PRAISE — — praiseful , adj. — praisefully , adv. — praiseless , adj. — praiser , n. /prayz/ , n. , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FAINT — — fainter , n. — faintingly , adv. — faintish , adj. — faintishness , n. — faintly , adv. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FAINT — I. ˈfānt adjective Etymology: Middle English faint, feint, from Anglo-French, from past participle of feindre, faindre to feign, lose heart …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PRAISE — v the object, ground, or reason of praise. 2. praise ·v to value; to appraise. 3. praise ·v commendation for …
Webster English vocab
FAINT — noun to sink into dejection; to lose courage or spirit; to become depressed or despondent. 2. faint ·noun the act …
Webster English vocab
DAMN — vi to invoke damnation; to curse. 2. damn ·vt to condemn as bad or displeasing, by open expression, as by …
Webster English vocab
PRAISE — [praise] vb praised ; prais.ing [ME, fr. OF preisier to prize, praise, fr. LL pretiare to prize, fr. L pretium …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FAINT — [faint] adj [ME faint, feint, fr. MF, fr. pp. of faindre, feindre to feign, shirk--more at feign] (14c) 1: lacking …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
PRAISE — / preɪz; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun [ U ] 1. (also less frequent praises [ pl. ]) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FAINT — / feɪnt; NAmE / adjective , verb , noun ■ adjective ( faint·er , faint·est ) 1. that cannot be …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WITH — with S1 W1 /wɪð, wɪθ/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: 'against, from, with' ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PRAISE — I. praise 1 /preɪz/ BrE AmE verb [transitive] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: preisier , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FAINT — I. faint 1 /feɪnt/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: faindre , feindre 'to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PRAISE — v. & n. --v.tr. 1 express warm approval or admiration of. 2 glorify (God) in words. --n. the act or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FAINT — adj., v., & n. --adj. 1 indistinct, pale, dim; not clearly perceived. 2 (of a person) weak or giddy; inclined …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
PRAISE — v. & n. v.tr. 1 express warm approval or admiration of. 2 glorify (God) in words. n. the act or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FAINT — adj., v., & n. adj. 1 indistinct, pale, dim; not clearly perceived. 2 (of a person) weak or giddy; inclined …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PRAISE — v. & n. --v.tr. 1. express warm approval or admiration of. 2 glorify (God) in words. --n. the act or …
Oxford English vocab
FAINT — adj., v., & n. --adj. 1. indistinct, pale, dim; not clearly perceived. 2 (of a person) weak or giddy; inclined …
Oxford English vocab
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Oxford English vocab
WITH — Pronounced /wɪð/ for meanings 20 and 21. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRAISE — ( praises, praising, praised) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FAINT — ( fainter, faintest, faints, fainting, fainted) 1. A faint sound, colour, mark, feeling, or quality has very little strength or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DAMN — ( damns, damning, damned) 1. Damn , damn it , and dammit are used by some people to express anger …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRAISE — (~s, praising, ~d) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you ~ …
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DAMN — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) 1. Damn, ~ it, and dammit are used by some people to express anger or impatience. (INFORMAL, …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PRAISE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a critic praises sth ▪ The play was highly praised by critics and the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FAINT — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a dizzy/fainting spell (= one when you feel unable to stand steadily and your …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FAINT — [adjective] -er, -estIf you feel faint, you feel as if you are about to lose consciousness.He felt faint, standing there …
Cambridge English vocab
DAMN — damned, goddamn [adjective] [before noun; not gradable] [slang]I can't get the damn (= annoying) thing to work!Some damn fool/idiot spilt …
Cambridge English vocab
PRAISE — Synonyms and related words : acclaim, acclamation, accolade, acknowledgment, adoration, adore, adulate, adulation, aggrandize, apotheosis, apotheosize, applaud, applause, approbation, approval, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
FAINT — n. Function: noun the act or condition of losing consciousness FF1C; was so frightened she fell into a faint FF1E; …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
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Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
PRAISE — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable , effusive , extravagant , fulsome , glowing , great , high , lavish , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
FAINT — I. verb ADVERB ▪ almost , nearly VERB + FAINT ▪ be about to , be going to ▪ He …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
DAMN — I. adj. Damn is used with these nouns: ↑ shame II. adv. Damn is used with these adjectives: ↑ silly
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PRAISE — INDEX: 1. to praise someone or something 2. to praise someone or something a lot 3. to be praised in …
Longman Activator English vocab
PRAISE — See ↑ PRAISE 1,5 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be full of praise for • ↑ heap/lavish praise on
Longman Activator English vocab
PRAISE — n. 25B6; verb the police praised Pauline for her courage : COMMEND, express admiration for, applaud, pay tribute to, speak …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
FAINT — n. 25B6; adjective a faint mark : INDISTINCT, vague, unclear, indefinite, ill-defined, imperceptible, unobtrusive; pale, light, faded. a faint cry …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DAMN — n. 25B6; verb they were all were damning him : CURSE, put the evil eye on, hoodoo; anathematize; N. Amer. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PRAISE — n. 1 acclaim, approval, approbation, applause, plaudits, kudos, endorsement, acclamation, tribute, accolade, compliments, commendation, encomium, eulogy, panegyric, ovation Sheila has …
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