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disparage
[ dih-spar-ij ]
verb (used with object)
- to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle:
Do not disparage good manners.
Synonyms: derogate, denounce, demean, mock, discredit, ridicule
- to bring reproach or discredit upon; lower the estimation of:
Your behavior will disparage the whole family.
disparage
/ dɪˈspærɪdʒ /
verb
- to speak contemptuously of; belittle
- to damage the reputation of
Derived Forms
- disˈparagingly, adverb
- disˈparager, noun
- disˈparaging, adjective
- disˈparagement, noun
Other Words From
- dis·parag·er noun
- undis·paraged adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of disparage1
Word History and Origins
Origin of disparage1
Example Sentences
Both borders are patrolled by UN peacekeepers, missions that all parties disparage as weak and biased.
You have to be sexy, but remember that your sexuality can and will be used at any point in time to disparage you.
Whether or not the team “intends” to disparage anyone, they are.
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
They disparage his trip to a Navy shipbuilder as a “road show.”
I say this in no way to disparage my dear old friend, but merely to present his work in true proportion.
Accordingly he is not sparing of invective against those who so disparage his race.
But I would not disparage the labors of Bacon in pointing out the method which leads to scientific discoveries.
I ask this, not to disparage the old-fashioned schools, but to call their attention to what the new are doing.
Some malcontents are about to disparage the whole business, and, in particular, the affair at Alexandria.
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