disvalue
/dɪsˈvælju/
verb
- To consider something as having little or no worth; to regard as unimportant or bad.
- We should not disvalue the contributions of volunteers just because they are unpaid.
- The critic disvalued the artist's early work, calling it amateurish.
- Some people disvalue the importance of sleep, not realizing how it affects their health.
Synonyms
noun
- A lack of value or worth; something considered bad or undesirable.
- In ethics, a disvalue is something that is considered harmful or evil, like cruelty.
- The disvalue of pollution is measured by its negative impact on health and the environment.
- He saw dishonesty as a major disvalue in any relationship.