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disrecommend

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˌdɪsɹɛkəˈmɛnd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɛnd

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verb

Meaning 1

To recommend the opposite or negation of; to advise against.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: deprecate, discourage, pooh-pooh, discommend (rare)

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unrecommend, deprecate, discourage, pooh-pooh, discommend

Antonyms: recommend, endorse, encourage, support

History

Etymology

From dis- + recommend.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: afraden — to recommend the opposite or negation of
  • Esperanto: malrekomendi — to recommend the opposite or negation of
  • German: abraten — to recommend the opposite or negation of
  • Serbo-Croatian: dati negativnu preporuku — to recommend the opposite or negation of
  • Slovene: odsvetovati — to recommend the opposite or negation of