dispreference

English

Etymology

dis- +‎ preference

Noun

dispreference (countable and uncountable, plural dispreferences)

  1. (formal) The quality or state of preferring a thing less than an alternative.
    Antonym: preference
    • 2014, Geoffrey N. Leech, The Pragmatics of Politeness, page 31:
      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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