Disprize

/dɪsˈpraɪz/ verb

Definition

To undervalue or regard something as worthless; to disesteem.

Etymology

From dis- (reverse) + prize (from Old French prise, value or worth). The verb literally means to remove value from something or to regard it as valueless.

Kelly Says

Market economists study 'disprize' as a phenomenon—when societies collectively disprize something (like handmade goods during industrialization), entire skills and livelihoods can vanish from culture.

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