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dispreference

noun

Etymology

From dis- + preference.

  1. derived from preference
  2. prefixed as dispreference — “dis + preference”

Definitions

  1. 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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