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Prized vs Disprized - What's the difference?

prized | disprized |

As adjectives the difference between prized and disprized

is that prized is highly valued, cherished while disprized is undervalued, disparaged.

As verbs the difference between prized and disprized

is that prized is past tense of prize while disprized is past tense of disprize.

prized

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Highly valued, cherished.
    • His prized possession was his child.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (prize)

    • disprized

    English

    Alternative forms

    * disprised

    Verb

    (head)
  • (disprize)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Undervalued, disparaged.
  • * 1974 , (Lawrence Durrell), Monsieur , Faber & Faber 1992, p. 252:
    • This fellow Sutcliffe who is clinically suffering from an aggravated spleen due to the pangs of disprised love, much resembles the celebrated gentleman we find in Janet.