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Meaning of dispreference | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

The quality or state of preferring a thing less than an alternative.

countable, formal, uncountable

Examples

“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 […]”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

Disprin disprivilege disprofit Disproof Disproofs Disproportion