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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(formal) The quality or state of preferring a thing less than an alternative..
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 […]
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Dispreference means (formal) The quality or state of preferring a thing less than an alternative..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
Possible antonyms include preference.
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 […]
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