Antonyms for panegyrics

Grammar : Noun

Spell : pan-i-jir-ik, -jahy-rik

Phonetic Transcription : ˌpæn ɪˈdʒɪr ɪk, -ˈdʒaɪ rɪk

Definition of panegyrics

Origin : "eulogy, laudation," c.1600, from French panégyrique (1510s), from Latin panegyricus "public eulogy," originally an adjective, "for a public festival," from Greek panegyrikos (logos) "(a speech) given in a public assembly," from panegyris "public assembly (especially in honor of a god)," from pan- "all" (see pan-) + agyris "place of assembly," Aeolic form of agora (see agora).

As in praise : noun congratulations; adoration
As in speech : noun formal talk to audience
As in tribute : noun testimonial, praise
As in encomium : noun compliment
As in citation : noun award
As in laudation : noun praise
As in magnification : noun praise
As in prelection : noun speech
As in commendation : noun giving of praise; acclaim
As in compliment : noun praise, flattery
As in eulogy : noun praise, acclamation
As in exaltation : noun promotion, praise

Example sentences :

That was how the panegyrics always ended: "A fine girl, sir!"
Extract from : « The Huntress » by Hulbert Footner

Lampoons and satires in time will lose their effect, as well as panegyrics.
Extract from : « Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3) » by Isaac D'Israeli

There were satires on rival tribes, panegyrics on chiefs, laments for the dead.
Extract from : « Selections From The Kur-an » by Edward William Lane

Nardi, his contemporary, calls his works "panegyrics upon liberty."
Extract from : « Library Notes » by A. P. Russell

The panegyrics of boy-love are deeply offensive to my instincts.
Extract from : « Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist » by Alexander Berkman

The panegyrics heaped on them are too lengthy and too copious to be quoted.
Extract from : « Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature » by John Addington Symonds

In Greece and Rome, panegyrics were often pronounced at the grave.
Extract from : « Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) » by A Sexton of the Old School

Evelyn can see no fault in her, and his life of her is the most wonderful of all panegyrics.
Extract from : « Reviews » by Oscar Wilde

Gunning broke out into panegyrics on the virtues of the Afrikanders: my companion dropped his voice.
Extract from : « London to Ladysmith via Pretoria » by Winston Spencer Churchill

These consisted mainly of chronicles and panegyrics, and twelve books of miscellanies called Variæ.
Extract from : « Old-Time Makers of Medicine » by James J. Walsh

Synonyms for panegyrics

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