Dispreference
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Dispreference is a noun meaning (formal) The quality or state of preferring a thing less than an alternative.
Meaning
(formal) The quality or state of preferring a thing less than an alternative.
Example Sentences
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 […]
Word Forms
- dispreferences
Antonyms for dispreference
Common opposites include preference.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include preference, preferrableness, preferableness, preferentiality, preferredness, preferability.
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