单词 | deprecating |
释义 | deprecatingadjective dep·re·cat·ing ˈde-pri-ˌkā-tiŋ : tending or serving to disparage or belittle someone or something a deprecating remark Allagash tells you, with a deprecating roll of his eyes, that Vicky is studying Philosophy at Princeton. Jay McInerney There are little judgments on him throughout the text, sometimes mildly deprecating, sometimes robustly defensive. The Times Literary Supplement (London) see also self-deprecating deprecatingly ˈde-pri-ˌkā-tiŋ-lē adverb The letter hints that he is upset about something which has caused him to feel 'nervous and sad' and he ends by deprecatingly referring to himself as a 'dull pupil'. The Gloucestershire Echo deprecating 1 of 2 adjectiveas in disparaging Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
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deprecating 2 of 2verb1 as in dismissing to express scornfully one's low opinion of movie critics tried to outdo one another in deprecating the comedy as the stupidest movie of the year Synonyms & Similar Words
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2 as in disliking to hold an unfavorable opinion of deprecates TV sitcoms as childish and simpleminded Synonyms & Similar Words
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