misdispose
verb
Pronunciation: /ˌmɪs.dɪˈspoʊz/
Definition
To make someone unwilling or hostile towards something or someone.
Examples
Her rude comments served only to misdispose the audience against the speaker.
Years of neglect had misdisposed the old house to decay.
The lawyer's aggressive tactics might misdispose the jury.
How to Use misdispose
- misdispose someone against something (prepositional phrase)
- To make someone feel hostile or unwilling towards a particular person or thing. — "The politician's controversial statements threatened to misdispose the public against his party's policies."
- misdispose someone towards something (prepositional phrase)
- To make someone feel unwilling or hostile towards a particular person or thing. — "His constant complaining began to misdispose his colleagues towards working with him."
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